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Bobby Simpson is co-founder and partner of Harbinger Land, a services company primarily focused on land research and acquisitions for natural gas development. He has nine years experience as a landman and manager across projects in Oklahoma, Texas, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Colorado. He acquired his undergraduate degree at Oklahoma State University in 2006 and his Masters from the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business in 2012.

Shruti Nayar is an Analyst at GoldenSet Capital Partners. At GoldenSet, she supports the investment team in the underwriting of new investments and the monitoring of the existing portfolio. In addition, Ms. Nayar supports GoldenSet’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives as well as the firm’s commitments as a Signatory of the Principles of Responsible Investing (PRI).

Prior to joining GoldenSet, Ms. Nayar was the Director of Asset Management at Green Street Power Partners, a solar project developer and financier. While at Green Street, Ms. Nayar was responsible for overseeing the performance of the company’s portfolio, investor reporting, and maintaining the company’s financial models.

Ms. Nayar acquired her undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester, where she dual-majored in Economics and Environmental Studies, and researched under faculty members of the University Council on Sustainability. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Energy Finance from NYU.

Sheila Garcia is a marketer with over five years of marketing and branding experience in the sustainability space. She previously worked at EnterSolar, a leading provider of solar photovoltaic systems to corporations and schools. Prior to that, she worked at Safe Water Network, a nonprofit organization that provides clean water systems across Ghana and India. She obtained her undergraduate degree at Cornell University in 2013 where she double-majored in marketing and entrepreneurship, and minored in music.

Jiin (Jinny) Park is a Project Manager and Business Analyst at American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is responsible for managing technology-based projects that support the business needs at the Institute. Prior to joining ANSI in 2017, Jinny was a Program Manager at Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), where she developed and implemented CO2 budget trading programs. She served as YPE NYC president from 2017 to 2019. Jinny holds a M.A. focused in environmental education from NYU and a B.S in biology from the University of Oregon.

Daniel Getman is an Assistant Manager at Mazars Global Infrastructure Finance in New York, where he provides project finance advisory, modeling and training services. Previously he worked for BDO Consulting with their project finance group in Tel Aviv, where he advised on oil and gas, solar and transportation projects. Daniel earned a B.A. in political science from George Washington University and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Jamil Khan is a Development Manager for Deepwater Wind, and is responsible for market and policy development for offshore wind energy in New York. Prior to this role, Jamil was Associate Manager at Tesla and Director for Policy and Electricity Markets at SolarCity in New York. Jamil brings broad and deep experience in renewable energy market development and policy. Jamil also served as a Policy Adviser for renewable energy at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Jamil holds a bachelor of science in chemical and biomolecular engineering and a master of science and engineering in environmental management and economics from Johns Hopkins University. He is from Brooklyn, New York, where he currently resides with his wife and pooch.