Boardroom Media (CFO News)
At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top New York based CFO’ operating in the Energy space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Thomas J Walker
Partner, Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings
Mr. Walker is a Partner of Riverstone and serves as the Chief Financial Officer. He is based in New York. Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Walker was a Principal at The Carlyle Group serving as the Carlyle/Riverstone Fund Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Carlyle, he held similar positions at Hampshire Equity Partners, a middle market buyout fund managing approximately $900 million of capital commitments; and Ripplewood Holdings, a private equity firm managing approximately $4 billion of capital commitments in the U.S. and Japan. Prior to joining Ripplewood, Mr. Walker was the Director of Financial Reporting and Planning at Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE: ABG), a Ripplewood portfolio company. He started his career in Arthur Andersen’s Metro New York office. Mr. Walker earned a B.S. degree in Accounting and Finance from Binghamton University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Riverstone Holdings: River Stone is a private investment firm founded in 2000.
Peter Haskopoulos
Chief Financial Officer of Riverstone Holdings
Chief Financial Officer at Riverstone Holdings.
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About Riverstone Holdings: River Stone is a private investment firm founded in 2000.
Han Kieftenbeld
Chief Financial Officer of Amyris
Han Kieftenbeld joined Amyris as Chief Financial Officer in March 2020. He brings over 25 years of international business leadership, finance and operations experience in food, health and nutrition end-markets. Most recently, from April 2016 to April 2019, Mr. Kieftenbeld served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Innophos Holdings, Inc., a leading international science-based producer of essential ingredients for health and nutrition, food and beverage and industrial brands. From June 2014 to July 2015, Mr. Kieftenbeld served as the Global Chief Financial Officer at AB Mauri, a worldwide leader in bakery ingredients. Prior to that, Mr. Kieftenbeld held finance and operations roles of increasing reach and impact, including serving as Global Chief Procurement Officer of Ingredion Incorporated, and Global Chief Financial Officer of National Starch. Mr. Kieftenbeld started his career at Unilever in the Netherlands. In 2006, Mr. Kieftenbeld earned a joint master’s degree from New York University Stern School of Business, London School of Economics and Political Science, and the HEC School of Management, Paris. He holds a B.S. in Business Economics and Accounting from Windesheim University in the Netherlands.
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About Amyris: Amyris Biotechnologies specializes in creating renewable products focusing on fuels and chemicals.
Jeff Bornstein
Senior VP & CFO of General Electric
Jeff Bornstein is Senior VP & CFO at General Electric.
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About General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.
Jeff Bornstein
Senior VP & CFO of General Electric
Jeff Bornstein is Senior VP & CFO at General Electric.
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About General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.
Jarek Kozlowski
Chief Financial Officer of TrailStone
Jarek Kozlowski has been involved in commodity trading for a number of years in various managerial, executive and directorial positions. Jarek Kozlowski was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Mercuria in North America from 2008 to 2013. He oversaw the growth of North American operations from its inception to a highly successful trading platform that handled the entire energy complex in the US and Canada. Jarek Kozlowski also served on the board of directors for all trading and investment companies in North America for Mercuria. Before joining Mercuria, from 2005 to 2007, Jarek Kozlowski was Chief Financial Officer for AlphaMetrix, an industry leader in providing real-time access to commodity, foreign exchange, and managed futures/global macro managers. Jarek Kozlowski was responsible for all back office, operations and accounting functions of the company. He was instrumental in helping the firm manage the growth in client assets to over $800 million in just over two years. Prior to AlphaMetrix, Jarek Kozlowski worked in various positions for Cargill Investor Services (CIS), a division of Cargill, an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. Before leaving, he was the UK Accounting Manager for CIS in London, where he oversaw accounting and treasury operations for all trading desks as well as the company. Preceding his corporate work, Jarek Kozlowski was the Funds Accounting Manager for CIS in Chicago. His group grew to oversee more than $500 million in trading funds. Jarek Kozlowski holds a BS in Management from Purdue University and an MBA from DePaul University. He is a licensed CPA in the state of Illinois.
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About TrailStone: A group of separate companies, each staffed by energy and finance professionals
Amrita Bhandari
CFO of Acumen
Acumen’s focus on building a world based on dignity through creative though tangible solutions is why I am so passionate about working here.” Amrita is Acumen’s global CFO, responsible for financial operations across our geographies, strategy, planning and reporting. Prior to Acumen, Amrita was CFO of Katzenbach Partners, a dynamic management consulting firm and was instrumental in the merger integration of Katzenbach with Booz & Co. In addition to her management role, she consulted with clients across a range of industries with a focus on strategy and planning. Since then, she developed her own independent consulting practice with a focus on inspiring organizations in the social sector. Amrita has worked with Acumen in the past as a strategy consultant covering a range of topics such as clarifying Acumen’s business model, developing a multi-year operating plan and evaluating Acumen’s employee compensation plans. Amrita has also worked with Management Leadership for Tomorrow, Edelman and other professional services firms. Amrita received a BA in International Relations from The College of Wooster.
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About Acumen: Acumen is a non-profit venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.
Margaret Smyth
US Chief Financial Officer of National Grid
Margaret (Peggy) Smyth joined the Board in September 2012. Margaret Smyth serves as US Chief Financial Officer of National Grid, a position she has held since October 2014. Previously, Margaret Smyth was Vice President of Finance at Con Edison from March 2012 to October 2014 and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Sundstrand, which is part of the United Technologies Corp., from October 2010 to June 2011. Prior to that, she served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of United Technologies Corp. from August 2007 to September 2010 and Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of 3M Corporation from April 2005 to August 2007. Margaret Smyth has previously held financial leadership positions at Deloitte & Touche and Arthur Andersen. In addition, she currently serves as a member of the IFRS Interpretations Committee, IASB in London.Margaret Smyth serves on the board of directors of Mutual of America Investment Corporation, Mutual of America Institutional Funds and the BritishAmerican Business Association.
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About National Grid: National Grid facilitates electricity and gas transmission system and focuses on delivering clean energy.
Paul Yerich
CFO of Inspire
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About Harry’s, Inspire: Consumer technology platform that powers cleaner, more efficient, and more sustainable homes.
Erik Young
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of PBF Energy
Erik Young joined PBF Energy in December 2010, where he was responsible for both corporate development activities and capital markets initiatives. Mr. Young has been heavily involved in the evolution of PBF Energy and has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2014. Mr. Young has fifteen years of comprehensive corporate finance experience, from strategic planning to mergers and acquisitions across a variety of industries and end markets. Mr. Young began his career in investment banking with First Union Securities before joining J.F. Lehman & Company, a New York-based private equity investment firm, in 2001 where he was involved in portfolio investments in the United States and Europe.
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About PBF Energy: PBF Energy (“PBF”) is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and suppliers.
Algimantas Chesonis
CFO of Sweetwater Energy
Algimantas Chesonis currently works as Chief Financial Officer at Sweetwater Energy.
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About Sweetwater Energy: Sweetwater Energy is a company that produces concentrated sugar from multiple non-food plant materials.
Algimantas Chesonis
CFO of Sweetwater Energy
Algimantas Chesonis currently works as Chief Financial Officer at Sweetwater Energy.
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About Sweetwater Energy: Sweetwater Energy is a company that produces concentrated sugar from multiple non-food plant materials.
Christopher Cline
Chief Financial Officer of Locus Energy
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About Locus Energy: Software monitoring and analytics for the solar industry.
James Murphy
Chief Financial Officer of United Refining Company
James E. Murphy has been Chief Financial Officer since January 1997. He was Vice President-Finance from April 1995 to December 1996 and since May 1982 has held other accounting and internal auditing positions with us, including Director of Internal Auditing since April 1986. Mr. Murphy is a CPA and prior to joining us he had over 15 years experience in accounting and auditing with banking, public accounting and manufacturing companies.
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About United Refining Company: United Refining Company is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products.
Mark Baydarian
CFO of Leviton Manufacturing
Mark Baydarian is CFO at Leviton Manufacturing.
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About Leviton Manufacturing: Leviton is a global leader in electrical wiring devices, data center connectivity solutions and lighting energy management systems.
Avi Goldin
Chief Financial Officer of Genie Energy Ltd.
Avi Goldin has served as Chief Financial Officer of Genie since August 2011. He served as Vice President of Corporate Development of IDT Corporation from May 2009 through October 2011. Mr. Goldin originally joined IDT in January 2004 and held several positions within IDT and its affiliates before leaving in January 2008 to join CayComm Media Holdings, a telecommunications acquisition fund, where he served as Vice President, Finance. Mr. Goldin rejoined IDT in May 2009 as Vice President of Corporate Development. Prior to joining IDT, Mr. Goldin served as an Investment Analyst at Dreman Value Management, a $7 billion asset management firm and an Associate in the Satellite Communications group at Morgan Stanley & Co. Mr. Goldin holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business of New York University, a B.A. in Finance from the Syms School of Business of Yeshiva University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
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About Genie Energy Ltd., LUMO Energy, Orbit Energy: Genie Energy Ltd., with its subsidiaries; IDT Energy & Diversegy, operates as a retail energy provider; & an oil & gas exploration company.
Seth Kammerman
Chief Financial Officer of HudsonField
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About HudsonField: HudsonField is a client-focused company providing solutions to physical logistics, financing, and risk management.
Frank Genova
COO, Co-Founder & CFO of Convergent Energy and Power
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About Convergent Energy and Power: Convergent Energy + Power is a technology-neutral energy storage asset developer
Kristine Burke
Chief Financial Officer of Ener.co
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About Ener.co: Ener.co delivers a fully transparent 15-45% cooling energy savings and 100% greater financial return on cooling assets.
Erik Young
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of PBF Logistics
Erik Young was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of our general partner and of PBF Energy effective April 1, 2014. Erik Young previously served as Director, Strategic Planning at PBF Energy since December 2010, where he was responsible for coordinating corporate development and capital markets initiatives for PBF Energy. Prior to joining PBF Energy, Erik Young spent eleven years in corporate finance, strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions roles across a variety of industries. Erik began his career in investment banking before joining J.F. Lehman & Company, a private equity investment firm, in 2001.
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About PBF Energy, PBF Logistics: PBF Logistics is a fee-based, growth-oriented master limited partnership formed by PBF Energy to own or lease.
Jonathan Stein
Chief Financial Officer of Hess Midstream Partners
Jonathan Stein was appointed chief financial officer of their general partner in July 2014. He has served as chief financial officer of Hess Infrastructure Partners since its formation. Jonathan Stein has been vice president, financial strategy since 2016 and continues in the role of chief risk officer of Hess, which he has held since June 2004. He is responsible for Hess’ corporate financial forecasting process, midstream segment financial reporting, and derivative disclosure and accounting policy. He is also a member of Hess’ disclosure review committee. Jonathan Stein previously served as corporate risk manager at Hess. Prior to joining Hess in 2001, he was a consultant with Ernst & Young LLP’s risk management and regulatory practice, where he assisted financial services and energy trading clients in establishing their risk management infrastructure. He serves on the board of trustees of the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
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About Hess Midstream Partners: Hess Midstream Partners focuses on processing natural gas and fractionating natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the United States.
Peter J. Dacey
Chief Financial Officer of Budderfly
Peter J. Dacey is the Chief Financial Officer at Budderfly.
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About Budderfly: Budderfly is an energy management company with devices that measure and report on all elements of energy use.
Jay Disler
CFO of Spot On Networks
Jay Disler is our Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining us in 2009, Mr. Disler served as Chief Financial Officer for telecommunications and technology companies including Graphic Scanning Corp., ECCS, Inc. and FPI Thermoplastic Technologies. Previously, he served as Audit Manager at Deloitte and Touche. He received a B.A. and MBA from Rutgers University, and received his CPA license in New York and New Jersey.
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About Spot On Networks: Spot On Networks offers tech platforms that provide wireless broadband internet access to residential users in multifamily dwelling units.
Derek LaClair
CFO and Founder of EMPEQ
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About EMPEQ: EMPEQ provides modern energy equipment to small and mid-size businesses.
