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Jonathan Wiens
Chief Executive Officer
- Prior to focusing on CCUS and energy transition, held executive and management positions in multiple upstream energy companies
- Chief Operating Officer of Drive Petroleum and Whitney Oil & Gas
- Various positions at Hilcorp Energy, including Reservoir Engineer and Operations Engineer
- Served for seven years as a Military Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Army, including two combat tours, one with the 75th Ranger Regiment
- B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a M.E. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University
Mark Crosby
Chief Financial Officer
- Investment banking at Barclays, focusing on M&A advisory and capital raises within the energy industry
- Investment banking at Lazard, focusing on M&A advisory and financial restructuring
- CPA at Ernst & Young
- MBA from Rice University and a Master’s and Bachelor’s of Accountancy from the University of Mississippi
Caroline Angoorly
Chief Commercial Officer
- Founder of GreenTao LLC, a specialized business growth, project development, financing, strategy and execution firm
- Founding COO of NY Green Bank, a $1B State-sponsored fund focused on clean energy and sustainable infrastructure
- Head of Environmental Markets, North America for J. P. Morgan (focused on greenhouse gas, and renewable energy)
- Other roles include SVP and Head of Development, North East & New Business for NRG Energy; General Counsel at EnelGreenPower; and Partner in the Global Project Finance Group at Milbank
- Geology and law honors degrees from Monash University and an MBA from Melbourne Business School
Alex Tanton
General Counsel
- Senior Managing Associate at Sidley Austin LLP, focusing on mergers and acquisitions in the energy and infrastructure space
- Associate at McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- BA from Williams College and a JD and MBA from Northwestern University
Charles McConnell
Senior Advisor
- Currently Executive Director for Carbon Management and Energy Sustainability at the University of Houston Energy program
- Assistant Secretary of U.S. Department of Energy from 2011-13
- Director of the Energy and Environment Initiative at Rice University
- EVP of Battelle Energy Carbon Management Business and Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership
- 35 years Global EVP of Hydrogen and Energy at Praxair