Jamie Evans

Jamie is a partner and Managing Director of Checkmate Capital.  Mr. Evans was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Coronal Energy.  Prior to that, he was Managing Director and Head of U.S. Energy Solutions for Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company where he was charged with managing all aspects of Panasonic’s energy solutions platform…

Christine Ervin has led innovative collaborations to accelerate green markets for more than 25 years. As the first President & CEO of the U.S. Green Buildings Council, she led its evolution from a start-up to become the highly influential coalition of industry leaders transforming the way buildings are designed, built and operated. Over her tenure,…

Nicholas Eisenberger is the Managing Partner of Pure Energy Partners, a venture catalyst firm that invests in high-potential clean economy companies and partners with innovators to drive scale, profit, and impact. He is also co-founder of SuperCollider, an investment firm focused on early-stage cleanweb companies using digital technologies to transform energy and resource use; co-founder…

Ira Ehrenpreis is founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners, a leading impact investing venture capital firm, currently investing out of a $400M fund. Ira is a recognized leader in the venture capital industry, having served on the Board, Executive Committee, and as Annual Meeting Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Ira currently…

Michael Eckhart has led Citi’s work in establishing the Green Bond Principles.  He is actively engaged with REN 21, the IEA’s Renewable Advisory Board, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the Atlantic Council.  He also is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s SIPA graduate school, teaching Environmental Finance. Prior to Citi, he was founding…

John Eber managed the firm’s activities for tax motivated equity investments in energy assets. He directed a team of 20 professionals who originate, structure and execute investments, and advise other equity co-investors. Additionally, he oversaw Energy Investments’ product development activities, management of its investment portfolio and was a member of its Investment Committee. Since 2003…

Joseph Desmond was the Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs at Katerra. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Communications for BrightSource Energy, where he brought more than three decades of private and public energy sector experience and oversaw communications, marketing, and government and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining BrightSource…

Wesley K. Clark is a businessman, educator, writer and commentator. General Clark serves as CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, a strategic consulting firm; Chairman and Founder of Enverra, Inc. a licensed investment bank, Senior Fellow at UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations; Advisor at the Blackstone Group; Advisory Board member of SICPA, board…

Linda Church Ciocci is the executive director of the National Hydropower Association (NHA), the national trade association that represents the interests of the hydropower industry and advocates for policies that ensure the continued flow of hydropower’s benefits to all Americans. As NHA’s executive director, Ms. Church Ciocci represents the country’s largest renewable energy resource before…

Aimée Christensen has three decades’ experience in policy, law, investment, business and philanthropy including with Google, the World Bank, Baker & McKenzie, and the U.S. Department of Energy, where she negotiated the first bilateral and regional agreements on climate change. In 2012 she served as Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General’s High-level Group on…