Our goal is to deliver the best returns possible to our investors. As long-time operators, managers and investors in the energy technology sector, we know and have demonstrated what it takes to help our companies attain success and how to turn that success into leading venture returns.
Wally
Hunter, Managing Director: Wally has been investing in energy and clean energy companies and projects for 15 years. Wally runs EnerTech's Canadian operations from Toronto. His specific areas of interest and responsibility include opportunities in alternative fuels and storage, power quality and conversion, water re-use in energy, Wind turbine technologies, power electronics, advanced materials, motor controls, automation and sensors.
Prior to EnerTech, Wally was with Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC"), where he was a Managing Director of the bank's private equity fund and responsible for the Energy Technology and Advanced Technology Fund. Prior to that Wally was in RBC's investment banking division (RBC Capital Markets). Wally has an extensive background in the venture capital business which includes a series of successful IPO’s, M&A and turnaround transactions throughout his 20 year career in the finance business.
In addition, Wally previously produced and hosted the weekly financial television show "Money Week" which featured over 200 guest interviews from Canadian and U.S. money managers over a 14 year period. Wally was also previously involved in politics and sat as a local Councilor in the town of Milton (3 terms) and on the board of the Ontario College of Pharmacists (Chair of finance).
Wally is currently Chairman of the Banff Venture Forum Cleantech Stream and sits on the board of the Venture Capital Association of Alberta (VCCA). Wally currently sits on the boards of Filterboxx and Enbala Power Networks and managed our successful exit from Catch the Wind (a wind lidar technology).
Wally received a BA from the University of Western Ontario and has completed a number of securities-related courses and programs including the Canadian Securities Institute (CSC program) and Canadian Investment Finance (CIF I, II &III).
Bill
Kingsley, Managing Director: Bill has
been investing in energy and clean energy companies
and projects for 10 years. Bill is a key architect of
EnerTech’s smart grid, demand response, energy
storage, water and solar strategies.
Prior to joining EnerTech, Bill worked in the high growth segments of the communications industry. While with Comcast Corporation, Bill was a key member of the team responsible for the IPO and eventual sale of Teleport, was part of the founding team of Sprint PCS and lead the company's efforts to provide services to the electric utility industry. Earlier in his career, Bill was with GTE Mobile Communications as a Director of New Business Development. He started his career at Contel Corporation serving in a variety of engineering, marketing, financial and management positions.
Bill currently sits
on the boards of CalStar Products, INVIDI Technologies,
IOSIL Energy, PCN Technology and Schema and is an observer
to the boards of Atraverda, CURRENT Group and Serious
Energy. Previously he was a director of Arbinet (ARBX)
and Advent Solar. He is a member of the IBF Clean Technology
Investor Summit Advisory Board.
Bill received a BS in Business Administration from Lynchburg College and an MA in telecommunications from George Washington University.
Tucker
Twitmyer, Managing Director: Tucker has been
investing in energy and clean energy companies and projects
for 10 years. Tucker covers the alternative energy (solar,
wind, and algal fuel), oil and gas, and smart grid and
energy efficiency sectors.
Prior to EnerTech, Tucker was a co-founder and Managing Director of Katalyst LLC, a private equity services firm and a Senior Manager at Andersen Consulting, now Accenture. Tucker began his career in finance and IT operations with MultiServ, a provider of material handling and recycling services to the steel industry.
Tucker currently sits
on the boards of OwnEnergy and Tangent Energy Solutions.
He previously sat on the boards of Enerwise and FuelQuest
and was an observer to Comverge and Altela. He is a
member of the CleanTech Venture Network Advisory Board
and former co-President of Wharton Private Equity Partners.
Tucker received a BA in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Scott
Ungerer, Managing Director: Scott
has been investing in energy and clean energy companies
and projects for nearly 20 years. Scott's specific areas
of interest include opportunities in power generation,
transmission and distribution, smart grid, distributed
generation, motive power and nano-materials.
Prior to EnerTech,
Scott spent 16 years as a utility executive with Atlantic
Electric culminating in his role as President and COO
of the company's non-regulated enterprises and Officer
of the parent corporation. While leading the non-regulated
division, Atlantic Energy Enterprises ("AEE"),
Scott was responsible for creating three new businesses
and managing assets that generated more than $200 million
in annual revenue. Prior to AEE, Scott was the Director
of Corporate Strategy and Business Development and oversaw
the creation of the organization's M&A strategy
that eventually led to the merger of Atlantic Energy
with Delmarva Power.
Scott currently sits
on the boards of CoaLogix, Comverge (COMV), CURRENT
Group, Tangent Energy Solutions and The NanoSteel Company.
Scott formerly sat on the boards of Catalytic Solutions
(L: CTSU), Clean Air Power (L: CAP), Enerwise and Intellon
(ITLN). Scott is a governing board member of the NIST
Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), Chairman of the VC Advisory Board for the National Renewable Energy Lab, and a member
of the Battelle Energy Advisory Council. He is a former
member of the Cleantech Venture Network Advisory Board.
Scott received
a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University.
Jarett
Carson, Managing Director: Jarett has been
investing and advising on investments in energy and
clean energy companies and projects for 10 years.
Prior to joining EnerTech,
Jarett was a Partner at Sound Energy Partners, an energy
focused hedge fund group where they launched one of
the first alternative energy hedge fund products. The
Sound Energy Alternatives Fund invested globally, in
public and late-stage-private companies in the alternative
energy sector. Previously, he was Director, Energy Technology
Research, at RBC Capital Markets, which he joined in
2000 to cover the oil and gas industry. In 2001 he launched
RBC's efforts in energy technology research and was
responsible for advising public and private market investment
managers and companies in the sector. Prior to joining
RBC, Jarett worked six years in various engineering
and project management positions in upstream oil and
gas, refining and chemicals - the final four with Chevron.
Jarett received his
BS in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University
and his MBA from the A.B. Freeman School of Tulane University.
Hoon
Chung, Entrepreneur in Residence: Hoon currently
is a Managing Partner with Golden Phoenix Enterprise
(GPE), orchestrating successful China market entry for
Small/Medium Enterprises with deployable "game changing"
technology solutions in materials science, energy efficiency,
clean energy alternatives, and GHG reduction related
areas.
Prior to founding GPE, Hoon spent 15 years as a supply chain management executive as the President and CEO at
Distribution Service Technologies, General Manager of Automotive division at Activant Solutions, Chief Operating Officer at Adexa, Senior Vice
President of Global SCM Consulting Services at Numetrix.
Hoon brings significant global business development, direct sales & country operations management experience
throughout Asia, Europe and North America.
Prior to leading various technology solutions based companies, Hoon held senior line management positions at a number
of Fortune 500 corporations including Haagen-Dazs Company, Inc., The Lever Brothers Company and The Quaker Oats Company.
Hoon received a BS in Civil Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton University, and an MBA in Marketing,
Management Policy, and Operations Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Dean
Sciorillo, Principal:
Dean joined EnerTech in 2004 and is responsible
for sourcing, analyzing and supporting EnerTech portfolio
companies. Prior to joining EnerTech, Dean spent 15
years with Exelon Corporation most recently in the corporate
venture capital group. Prior to that, he was a Business
Planning Manager focusing on the long term strategic
and financial planning of the Enterprises Business Unit
and worked closely with the retail energy, telecommunication
and utility infrastructure businesses. Earlier in his
career, he held financial positions with several start-up
businesses of Exelon including the company's energy
management and consulting practice and onsite energy
services business. Dean currently is an observer
to the boards of CoaLogix, OwnEnergy and Tangent Energy
Solutions.
Dean received a BS in Finance from LaSalle University and an MBA from the Fox School of Temple University.
Eric
Grad, Analyst: Eric
joined EnerTech in 2010 and is responsible for analyzing
and supporting EnerTech portfolio companies and new
investments. Prior to joining EnerTech, Eric was an
Analyst within BNP Paribas' Energy and Commodity Structured
Debt group. While in this capacity, Eric worked on intricate
cash flow models, capital structuring and the creation
of marketing presentations for both transactions entering
the marketplace as well as perspective Sponsors. Eric
began his career at Societe Generale as a Credit Risk
Analyst supporting the Commodity Derivatives desk.
Eric received a BS in Finance from The State University of New York at Buffalo.
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