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YPE Boston strives to facilitate life-long connections in the global energy industry by providing a forum for students and professional to come together, share experiences and explore career development opportunities through social, educational and community service programs.
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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McKenzie is an experienced electricity market modeler, with expertise in consulting, advisory ...
Nic is a Boston-based energy professional with zeal for creating circular and inclusive solutions to help mitigate and reverse the effects of climate change. He currently works as a project developer with Vanguard Renewables in Wellesley, MA. A national leader in the development of organics-to-renewable energy projects, Vanguard provides RNG solutions that are not only carbon negative, but also support food waste reduction and sustainability programs in both the industrial and agriculture sectors.
Prior to Vanguard, Nic worked in analytics at PowerAdvocate – partnering with dozens of power and utility supply chain teams across the US and Canada to leverage data for cost management, risk reduction, and improved local and diverse-owned supplier programs. Nic holds a bachelor’s in Environmental Public Health and master’s degree in Business Analytics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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Nic is a Boston-based energy professional with zeal for creating circular and inclusive ...
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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Matt is an experienced energy professional with a knack for financial modelling ...
Lucy Fu (Qiyuan) is a Risk and Transaction Analyst with experience in solar system performance and storage dispatch strategies at REsurety. Prior to joining REsurety, she worked at Nexamp, commissioning solar and storage systems, and analyzing solar and storage system performance. At REsurety, she is helping with underwriting and portfolio support.
Lucy holds Bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Science and International Relations from Boston University, and a Master’s degree in GIS and Remote Sensing from Boston University.
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Lucy Fu (Qiyuan) is a Risk and Transaction Analyst with experience in ...
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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Harsh has been active in the energy industry since 2017, when he ...
Rhea is a Renewable Energy Project Developer with ENGIE North America. She helps finance, develop and build ENGIE’s North American utility scale solar and battery storage portfolio. Prior to joining ENGIE, she worked as an Energy Consultant with Eversource helping commercial customers with their Energy efficiency and decarbonizing goals. Rhea spent two years previously in software consulting at Accenture Technology building business models and providing technical support to energy resource industry clients.
Rhea is originally from Mumbai, India. She holds an MS in Energy Systems from Northeastern University and a BEng in Electrical Engineering from University of Mumbai.
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Rhea is a Renewable Energy Project Developer with ENGIE North America. She ...
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.
Myisha is a second-year graduate student at The Fletcher School at Tufts ...
Shermeen is a Senior Structuring Associate at Enel North America, where she works in term sheet and contract negotiations of complex Power Purchase Agreements to guide C&I clients in achieving sustainability goals. She has over 3 years of experience with Enel, beginning in Demand Response program operations and including power settlement transactions of renewable energy projects.
Shermeen is originally from Vero Beach, Florida and holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Middlebury College.
Shermeen is a Senior Structuring Associate at Enel North America, where she ...
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.
Kiev is an Acquisitions & Structuring Associate at Enel North America, where ...
Catherine is a Business Strategy & Transformation Consultant within Guidehouse’s Energy, Sustainability & Infrastructure team. Her role focuses on working with the leadership of electric and gas utilities to solve their highest priority challenges, predominantly around decarbonization, digitalization and decentralization as the energy transition pushes towards net zero.
Catherine graduated from the George Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs, concentrating in International Economics and Development.
Catherine is a Business Strategy & Transformation Consultant within Guidehouse’s Energy, Sustainability ...
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.
Dave is a Senior Consultant on Roland Berger’s Energy & Infrastructure team, ...
Patrick Gregory Jr is a part of Eversource Energy, His role focuses on Siting. He is responsible for Siting transmission projects for Eastern and Western Massachusetts. While his primary focus is Siting, he provides assistance with day to day transmission business operations. Patrick has experience in areas of transmission business such as Project Services, Project Management, ISO Policy, Compliance, and Project Controls.
Patrick Gregory Jr graduated from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with a B.S. In Operations Management.
Patrick Gregory Jr is a part of Eversource Energy, His role focuses ...