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McKenzie is an experienced electricity market modeler, with expertise in consulting, advisory services, and utility analysis. She currently works as a Senior Associate at Charles River Associates. McKenzie is passionate about creating efficient pathways to decarbonization and helping clients understand their opportunities to participate in the energy transition.

McKenzie holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a MASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Victoria.

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Matt is an experienced energy professional with a knack for financial modelling and a passion for the energy industry. He currently works in the project finance group at Advanced Power, a Boston-based power producer and developer. Here, he focuses on the long-term funding and strategic development of energy infrastructure projects across the U.S. Prior to joining Advanced Power, Matt worked as an analyst on Enel Green Power’s asset management team where he focused on the implementation of various hedging products across their portfolio.

Matt holds a BA in Economics from Saint Michael’s College.

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Harsh has been active in the energy industry since 2017, when he was part of the Capital Markets and Credit team at BlueWave Solar, where he was responsible for the successful completion and sale of Solar Loan Portfolios worth $20 million and establishing pricing and profitability analyses for their Solar Loan Products. He transitioned to Project Finance with Advanced Power in 2019, working with the Finance and Development teams in creating and managing project raises for Thermal, Solar and wind projects. He has assisted in analyzing acquisitions, greenfield and brownfield development, research for commercial offtake strategies, managing investor and lender communications and general investment/asset management.

Harsh has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting from St. Xavier’s College in India, a Master’s degree in Finance from Boston College and Master’s degree in Project Management from Harrisburg University.

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Myisha is a second-year graduate student at The Fletcher School at Tufts University where she is concentrating on international finance and environmental policy. She hopes to go into the energy finance sector following graduation in May and has interned across different organizations in the energy industry, including energy consulting, renewable energy development, and renewable energy financing. Myisha is particularly passionate about energy justice and the intersection of international development and renewable energy.

Kiev is an Acquisitions & Structuring Associate at Enel North America, where she assists in managing the development of solar and wind projects in the US and Canada. Kiev is passionate about clean energy and is excited to start her career in the industry! She holds a Master of Engineering Management from Dartmouth College with a focus in renewable energy as well as a B.A. in Engineering from Smith College. Kiev is originally from Silver Spring, MD, but is currently based in Boston.

Dave is a Senior Consultant on Roland Berger’s Energy & Infrastructure team, where he provides decarbonization strategy consulting and clean-tech transaction advisory for companies in the energy industry. Prior to joining Roland Berger, he worked at Arup providing energy consulting and engineering design on projects in the built environment. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University.