Management Team:

John Cavalier (Founder – Chief Financial Officer)

John Cavalier has been one of the most highly regarded leaders in the clean energy community, with extensive experience in strategic advisory and corporate finance for sustainable energy companies.

Mr. Cavalier has extensive expertise in ESG-oriented investments. In 2008, Mr. Cavalier became Managing Partner of Hudson Clean Energy Partners, a global private equity fund with assets under management of $1.4 billion, a position from which he retired in 2015. However, Mr. Cavalier continues to play an important role with organizations that provide ESG guidance to the investment community.

Mr. Cavalier brings considerable advisory experience, having served in several executive roles at Credit Suisse Group AG (“Credit Suisse”). In 2005, while serving as Global Chairman of the Credit Suisse Energy Group, and Vice Chair of the broader bank, Mr. Cavalier founded the first investment banking effort dedicated to renewable energy. In that capacity, he was the lead advisor on the initial public offerings of companies including SunPower Corporation, SuntechPower Holdings Co., Ltd, First Solar, Inc., REC Solar Holdings AS, Cosan Limited, EnerNOC, Inc., Iberdrola Renovables Energia S.A.U. and others. Mr. Cavalier has also served as financial advisor to and has conducted significant capital raises for leading renewable energy companies globally, and was the first recipient of the Bloomberg Finance “Renewables Banker of the Year” award. Until recently, Mr. Cavalier served as Senior Advisor to the Global Utility, Infrastructure and Renewables Group at Credit Suisse.

Prior to Credit Suisse, Mr. Cavalier was a founding member of the Power & Utilities Group at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette (“DLJ”), where he started and ran the DLJ Energy Technology Group in addition to working closely with traditional energy companies. Mr. Cavalier began his investment banking career after nine years in the United States Army, having been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his work in the Judge Advocates General’s Corps.

Anne Frank-Shapiro (Chief Operating Officer)

Anne Frank-Shapiro has over 30 years of senior operational experience at private equity firms, SPACs  and a global investment bank.

Most recently, Ms Frank-Shapiro served as Chief Operating Officer at Climate Real Impact Solutions I and II SPACs.  Previously, Ms. Frank-Shapiro served as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of PE firm, Pegasus Capital Advisors from 2013 to 2019.  Prior to Pegasus Capital Advisors, she held the same titles (CAO and CCO) for global PE firm, Hudson Clean Energy 

During 20+ years at Credit Suisse, Ms. Frank-Shapiro held senior positions in the Investment Banking Division including COO for Global Emerging Markets head and led IBD’s Global Expense Management.  Ms. Frank-Shapiro advanced IBD client coverage strategy and account reviews, designed client profitability models (subsequently rolled out across CS), and served as COO for cross-divisional initiatives, including expanding structured products and large cap coverage across CS.

Prior to Credit Suisse, Ms. Frank-Shapiro served as CAO at NYC Department of Environmental Protection managing a $4.2 billion capital budget.

Ms. Frank Shapiro currently serves as a Trustee of The Town Hall, a national historic landmark venue in NYC.