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NameTitle
Drew BrownExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tyler ReederPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director
N/AChairman
Chris LeiningerExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Tyler KoppExecutive Vice President, Corporate Development
David LockwoodDirector
Douglas KimmelmanDirector
Kathryn E. CoffeyDirector
Richard BurkeDirector
Tracy McKibbenDirector
Drew Brown, 34

Mr. Brown is a Principal at ECP and serves on ECP’s ESG Committee. He is involved in all areas of the firm’s investment activities, with particular emphasis on power generation, renewables, and environmental infrastructure. Mr. Brown serves on the board of EnergySolutions, Gopher and Cormetech Inc. and, prior to realization, was involved with ECP’s investments in Wheelabrator and EquiPower Resources Corp. Prior to joining ECP in 2012, Mr. Brown was an analyst in the Natural Resources Investment Banking Group at Deutsche Bank Securities. Mr. Brown received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the College of William & Mary.


Tyler Reeder, 47

Mr. Reeder is a Managing Partner of ECP and serves on ECP’s Partnership Committee, Investment Committee, Strategy Committee, Operating Committee, ESG Committee and Valuation Committee. Mr. Reeder participates in overall investment management, strategic planning and operations of ECP and its funds. He is involved in all areas of the firm’s investment activities, with a particular emphasis on power generation, renewables and environmental infrastructure. Mr. Reeder led the recent take-private acquisition of Calpine and currently serves on the boards of Calpine, Gopher, EnergySolutions, Convergent and Heartland Generation. Prior to realization, he served on the boards of Wheelabrator, ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC, Dynegy Inc., EquiPower Resources Corp., Broad River Power Holdings, LLC, CE2 Carbon Capital, LLC and Empire Gen Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining ECP in 2006, Mr. Reeder was a Vice President of Power and Fuel Markets of Texas Genco, LLC. Mr. Reeder was an advisor on the acquisition of Texas Genco, LLC by a consortium of private equity firms and became a member of the management team until the sale of the company to NRG Energy in 2006. While at Texas Genco, LLC, Mr. Reeder was the head of the asset optimization desk and was responsible for managing the power and fuel positions for their large generation portfolio. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Reeder was a Director for Energy Markets and a Finance Manager at Orion Power Holdings, Inc., where he was responsible for acquisitions, power marketing, transaction analysis and execution. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Reeder worked at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Reeder received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Colgate University.


Chris Leininger, 51

Mr. Leininger is a Partner and the General Counsel at ECP. He is a member of the Partnership Committee, Compliance Committee, ESG Committee and an observer of the Valuation Committee. Mr. Leininger serves on the boards of Gopher, EnergySolutions, Convergent, Heartland Generation, Triton Power and Symmetry. Previously, he served on the board of Summit Midstream Partners, L.P., PLH Group, Inc., Wheelabrator, NESCO Holdings, ProPetro Holdings Corp. and Sunnova. Prior to joining ECP in 2006, Mr. Leininger was an Associate at the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP and a member of its Finance department. Mr. Leininger represented both lenders and borrowers in numerous financing, acquisition and development transactions. Mr. Leininger received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from the University of San Diego and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.


Tyler Kopp, 30

Mr. Kopp is a Vice President at ECP. He is involved in all areas of the firm’s investment activities, with particular emphasis on power generation, renewables and environmental infrastructure, and currently serves on ECP’s ESG Committee. Mr. Kopp currently serves on the board of Symmetry, is actively involved in Calpine, EnergySolutions and Terra-Gen, and, prior to realization, was involved in Dynegy, Empire Generating and CE2 Carbon Capital. Prior to joining ECP in 2014, Mr. Kopp was an Analyst in the Power & Utilities Investment Banking Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Kopp received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science from Vanderbilt University.


David Lockwood, 61

Mr. Lockwood was Chief Executive Officer of EnergySolutions, the leading international nuclear services company, from 2012 to 2018.  He continues to serve as a board member. Since 2019, Mr. Lockwood has been an advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy.  Prior to joining EnergySolutions, Mr. Lockwood was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Liberate Technologies, a provider of applications and services to the telecommunications, satellite and cable industries.  Before joining Liberate Technologies, Mr. Lockwood was CEO and President of Intertrust Technologies, a supplier of digital rights management and computing Systems.  In addition to his experience leading public companies, Mr. Lockwood worked for over a decade in the financial services industry, including as a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs.  Mr. Lockwood also has been a partner of a venture capital fund and a hedge fund, and served on the boards of over fifteen public and private companies, including Steinway Musical Instruments and Forbes.  Mr. Lockwood was a Lecturer on the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a board member of USTAR, the Utah Science and Technology Research Initiative.  Mr. Lockwood holds a Bachelor of Arts from Miami University of Ohio and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago.


Douglas Kimmelman, 60

Mr. Kimmelman established ECP in April 2005 and serves as its Senior Partner. He is a member of the firm’s Partnership Committee, Investment Committee and Operating Committee. Mr. Kimmelman currently serves on the boards of Calpine, US Development, USD Partners, LP, Sunnova, and NESCO Holdings. Prior to realization, he served on the board of CE2 Carbon Capital, LLC. Prior to founding ECP, Mr. Kimmelman spent 22 years with Goldman Sachs, starting in 1983 in the firm’s Pipeline and Utilities Department within the Investment Banking Division. He was named a General Partner of the firm in 1996 and remained exclusively focused on the energy and utility sectors in the Investment Banking Division until 2002 when he transferred to the firm’s J. Aron commodity group to help form a new business for the firm in becoming an intermediary in electricity trading markets. Mr. Kimmelman was instrumental in developing the Constellation Power Source concept as the initial entry point for Goldman Sachs as a principal into electricity markets. Mr. Kimmelman also played a leadership role at Goldman Sachs in building a principal investing business in power generation and related energy assets. Mr. Kimmelman received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.


Kathryn E. Coffey, 59

Ms. Coffey has operating, investment and finance experience in the renewable resources and energy spaces, with more than 30 years of engagement in corporate governance, asset management, corporate and project finance, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity and impact investing. Since 2011, Ms. Coffey has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of ARB, a private family investment company focused on the renewable energy and resources spaces. The ARB portfolio consists of companies in the water, sustainability, solar, wind project development, waste-to-energy, and real estate sectors, along with selected fund investments. Prior to joining ARB, Ms. Coffey held senior roles in investment banking and private equity, including as a Managing Director and head of the private placement group at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown, where she also served on the invesment committee of two internally managed venture funds, and as a Managing Director of FTV Capital, a private equity firm focused on software and business services companies. Ms. Coffey serves on the boards of 3Degrees Group, Inc., Natural Systems Utilities, LLC, American Refining Group and Kanin Energy Inc. and previously served on the board of SunLink Corporation. Ms. Coffey received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Wellesley College and an MBA from The Darden School at the University of Virginia.


Richard Burke, 56

Mr. Burke served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of Advanced Disposal from July 2014 until Advanced Disposal’s sale to Waste Management Inc. in October 2020. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Burke served as President of Advanced Disposal since November 2012. Prior to joining Advanced Disposal, Mr. Burke served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., a waste management company, from 2009 to 2012 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc., a solid waste management company, from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Burke began his employment with Veolia, Inc. in 1999 as Area Manager for the Southeast Wisconsin area and served as Regional Vice President for the Eastern and Southern markets until he was appointed Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Veolia, Inc., he spent 12 years with Waste Management, Inc., a waste management company, in a variety of leadership positions. From December 2017 to December 2018, Mr. Burke served as a director of Estre Ambiental, a Brazilian waste management company. Mr. Burke holds a Bachelor's degree from Randolph Macon College.


Tracy McKibben, 51

Ms. McKibben is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of MAC Energy Advisors, LLC, an investment and consulting company that provides integrated, innovative and cost-efficient energy solutions to help clients effectively use capital to strategically expand and leverage opportunities around the globe. Before founding MAC Energy Advisors in 2010, McKibben served as managing director and head of environmental banking strategy for Citigroup Global Markets. She also served on the National Security Council at the White House as director of European economic affairs and European union relations, as well as in various senior advisory roles within the U.S. Department of Commerce. Prior to her work in the public sector, she practiced law at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, representing and advising clients on commercial and complex litigation matters, as well as corporate and multinational energy clients on global strategic investments. She currently serves as a trustee at the New York Power Authority and as a director of Ecolab Inc. and USAA. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan organization specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs. Ms. McKibben received a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia State University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.


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