Fund Management Team

  • Chad Blevins

    Founder & General Partner - Investor Relations

    Chad brings 25 years of expertise in energy and environmental systems to the table, having established Grid Economics and served as its Managing Director. He played a pivotal role in facilitating a joint venture between a leading global oil company and an international commercial real estate investment firm. Additionally, Chad was instrumental in the inception of Smart Power Maps, contributing to its integration into 7X Energy, which subsequently developed and sold 9GW of solar capacity to BP. He graduated summa cum laude with a degree in International Relations from St. Edward’s University and holds an MA in Energy & Earth Resources from the University of Texas.

  • Jason Ferrante

    General Partner - Acquisitions

    Jason has over 20 years of experience in commercial banking, having contributed significantly to the Private and Commercial banking sectors at notable institutions such as JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and HSBC. For the past nine years, he has held the role of Managing Partner at Riverside Park Capital, a firm that specializes in commercial real estate debt and equity originations, successfully structuring over $3 billion in transactions. Jason graduated with a BA in Finance from Fordham University and attended Columbia Business School. Additionally, he holds an ABA Certification in Commercial Credit Underwriting.

  • Ted Kronmiller

    Climate Finance Strategist

    Ted brings over two decades of expertise from leading global financial institutions, including roles at JPMorgan and BMO, where he led cross-functional strategic teams concentrating on risk management frameworks. At Barclays Capital, he took charge of devising comprehensive climate risk scenarios for the equity syndicate and block distribution sectors. Ted has contributed to research on the effects of capital adequacy standards, fair-value measurement, securitization, and counterparty credit risk. He holds a BA in Finance from the University of Arkansas and pursued graduate studies at Yale University.

Fund Advisors

  • Cory Hunt

    Advisor

    Cory is presently very actively engaged as the company executes its national growth strategy. Cory is also the founder of P&C Ventures, Inc., Iron Bull Mining, Inc., and Hunt Investment Group LP. He previously served as CEO to MarCo Advisors, and as the VP Corporate Development to SiteDocs. Board Member of Correlate Energy Corp.

  • E.L. Gaylord

    Advisor

    E.L. is a Private Equity Associate at The Catalyst Group and has experience executing in-depth market and company-specific research for both pre-acquisition due diligence and strategic operational initiatives. E.L. has previous experience working with Cerberus Capital Management, Mesiro Financial, and McKinsey and Company. E.L is a graduate of Georgetown University.