Managing Members
BRAD BARNDS
Brad Barnds has over 40 years domestic & international energy experience in
oil, gas, power, LNG and water. He has global experience developing,
acquiring and commercializing power generation, gas supply, reserves, LNG,
pipelines and storage. He has worked in E&P, LNG, Power and Renewables
with senior management experience as VP Gas, Calpine Corp., Senior
Advisor, Toyota Tsusho Corp., SVP, Oxbow Gas, and SVP, WesPac Midstream
LLC.
FRANK DONNELLY
Frank Donnelly, President, Ally Global LLC, strategically engages with
developers and investors on power/energy/gas markets development and
operations management in the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America. Prior to
Ally Global, Frank was President, Wartsila North America, developing and
commercializing energy projects throughout the world, including more than
8000 MW of power generation projects in the Americas, from Alaska to
Argentina.
JIM MANATT
Jim Manatt has led C level profitable management in the energy industry
for 42 years, including CEO Thrust Energy, Inc.; CEO, Providence
Technologies, Inc.; COO, Permian Exploration Corporation. He has also
served as Regent and Board Chairman of New Mexico State University with
fiduciary responsibilities for 4,000 employees and a $450 million annual
budget. He founded NMSU’s Arrowhead Center For Technology &
Entrepreneurship. He is a US Army veteran.
DALE WILLIAMS
Dale Williams has had a 35 year career of increasing management and operating responsibility with Southwestern Public Service Company and Xcel Energy. He retired as Xcel’s Director of Community Services and Economic Development. Previously, he was Director of the Harrington, Nichols, Celenese, Moore County, and Riverview Stations, also COO and EVP of Quixx Power Services where he developed, financed, owned and operated twelve power plants using traditional and renewable power.
Strategic Advisors
Phil Harris
Phil Harris founded and served as Chairman, President and CEO of PJM.
Originating from a eight utility company power pool, under Mr. Harris’s
leadership and vision, PJM became the largest competitive wholesale
electricity market and centrally dispatched grid in the world. Mr. Harris’s
legacy is noted for his leadership in the development and implementation of
the highly sophisticated market and complex energy systems for the
enterprise. He is a highly decorated US Army veteran.
Carl Monroe
Carl Monroe retired from Southwest Power Pool responsible for Operations,
Engineering, IT, Interregional Coordination, and Market Design as the
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining SPP,
Carl served with Entergy of New Orleans, LA and Ameren of St. Louis, MO in
various management and engineering positions including forecasting; EMS
advanced applications; and in EMS development.
Tom Smith
Tom Smith’s career has been about extensive knowledge of domestic and
international power generation markets and how they impact individual
project and corporate financial performance. Tom has a thorough
understanding of the construction and operation of plant generation systems
as well as systems required to effectively manage them. He has served as VP
Xcel Energy; Director and Vice President of NRG Energy; VP European
Operations, NRG and Director Argentina Operations, NRG.
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