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Robert C. Kelly: Co-Owner; Managing Director

  • Bob Kelly has more than 30 years of experience in creating energy technology companies as well as the development, financing, construction and operation of large natural gas fired electric power cogeneration facilities.
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  • Bob holds an M.P.A. and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in addition to a B.S. in nuclear engineering from the United States Military Academy.

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Jon C. Doyle: Co-Owner; Managing Director
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  • Jon Doyle has over 25 years of experience in the development, financing, construction and operation of large energy facilities and in chemicals. 

  • Jon graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Business Administration.  He also holds an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management.

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William Gathmann:  Senior Finance Director

Bill Gathmann has over 35 years in the development, financing, and construction of large energy projects around the world.  

Bill attended the University of Michigan and earned a B.S. in Microbiology, an M.S. in Biochemistry and an MBA in Finance and International Business.

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James Knox:  Senior Engineering Director 

James has 25 years of diverse engineering experience in the energy and natural resource industry following a career as a US officer in the nuclear submarine service.

James has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Duke Universtiy and an MBA from the Citadel.  

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Chris May:  Tax, Accounting, and Compliance Director

​Chris May has 24 years of accounting, finance, and tax experience across multiple industries managing the operational accounting, finance, and tax aspects of large-scale infrastructure projects.

Chris holds a BBA in Accounting from Texas State University, and an MBA from Babson College.   

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Mark Thurber:  General Counsel

Mark is a partner at KN Law LLP and is based in Houston and Riyad.  He has over 30 years of experience in all contractual and financial aspects of the energy business.

Mark graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Mathematics in 1979 and an MBA in 1981.  He holds a law degree from Columbia University (1989).

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