CRC-IB Team
Financial innovators powering the energy transition.
We are the leading dedicated renewable energy investment bank in North America.
Singularity of focus is the key to our success. We leverage our global network and in-depth knowledge of capital markets and sector technologies to optimize transaction outcomes for our clients.
B.S., Hartwick College
Professional CertificationCPA
Nick Knapp
Partner & Senior Managing Director
Nick is a Partner and Senior Managing Director at CRC-IB. He has 18 years of experience in M&A and structured finance advisory with leading renewable energy companies and investors. Nick has served as financial advisor on more than 80 structured equity transactions, with projects ranging in size from 5MW to 500MW. He has a core focus on wind, solar and carbon capture & storage projects and platforms, with transaction experience covering the entire industry spectrum of residential solar, C&I distributed generation and utility scale projects.
Nick’s recent transaction experience includes buy-side advisory for multiple pension funds and institutional investors covering the acquisitions of COD and operating wind and solar portfolios ranging from 500MW to 2GW per transaction. He has also advised on numerous PTC/ITC qualification transactions, allowing for the effective transfer of qualified equipment to new partnerships, and structured hold co tax equity partnerships, resulting in unitranche tax-efficient investment product offerings to solar project sponsors.
Prior to joining CRC-IB, Nick was a Transaction Advisor in the Structured Finance Group at GE Energy Financial Services, focusing primarily on renewable energy investments in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Japan. Before that, he worked in the Transaction Services Advisory practice at KPMG’s New York office providing accounting, tax and financial modeling services to renewable energy clients.
Nick has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Hartwick College and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
B.A., Providence College
MBA, Columbia Business School
CFA
Conor McKenna
Partner & Senior Managing Director
Conor McKenna is a Partner and Senior Managing Director at CRC-IB. He has advised on over 150 sustainable energy transactions across utility scale, distributed generation, and residential assets during his decade plus career. Conor provides strategic and transaction advisory services including platform and project M&A, corporate capital raising, and structuring, negotiating and financing tax equity and debt investments. Conor’s renewable energy expertise has been honed working with the leading strategic, infrastructure and financial institutions. He has a strong relationship network and is adept at creating unique financing structures for energy companies, developers, power producers, and private equity/infrastructure funds.
Conor was the firm’s first dedicated renewable energy banker. Prior to joining CRC-IB, Conor worked in the Renewable Energy Structured Finance Group at Evolution Markets, focusing primarily on Renewable Energy Credits and Bundled PPA’s. He was previously a member of EcoSecurities’ investment team, where he helped manage large carbon project portfolios.
Conor received his MBA from Columbia Business School and his BA from Providence College. He is also a CFA charterholder.
B.S., University of Florida
MBA, Villanova University
CFA
Gary Durden
Partner & Managing Director
Gary is a Partner and Managing Director with CRC-IB. He provides transaction management and advisory services for clients in the sustainable energy sector, including corporate M&A, capital raises, and structured finance solutions for wind and solar projects. Gary has closed equity investments in over 10GW of utility-scale and C&I wind and solar projects, including tax equity, cash equity, and sale lease-back transactions.
Gary was previously a Senior Vice President at GE Energy Financial Services, where he led deal teams in the structuring, diligence, and negotiation of investments in renewable energy projects in the US and Canada. Prior to GE EFS, Gary worked at Standard & Poor’s, developing models used by commercial banks for assessing the credit risk of C&I companies.
Earlier in his career, Gary served as an officer in the United States Navy, supervising the operation of nuclear reactor plants on aircraft carriers and teaching college-level classes to university students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Gary is a CFA charter holder and earned an MBA from Villanova University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Highest Honors from the University of Florida.
B.A., Colgate University
MBA, Cornell University
Britta Von Oesen
Partner & Managing Director
Britta is a Partner and Managing Director with CRC-IB. She has 15+ years of experience in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, and project finance and development in the wind, solar, storage, and broader sustainability sectors.
Britta primarily focuses on transaction management, including corporate M&A, project finance, and tax equity structuring and negotiation with over $15B raised for sustainable energy to date. She has led numerous renewable energy financings, mergers, and acquisitions for utility-scale and distributed generation wind, solar, and storage companies and assets, both in the U.S. and globally.
Before joining CRC-IB, Britta was Head of Corporate Strategy and Development for Gestamp Solar, where she led M&A transactions and project financings for U.S. solar projects. Prior to Gestamp Solar, Britta was a Group Manager for Windkraft Nord AG, a German wind and solar developer, managing the Italian operations for the development of a 1GW+ portfolio of wind and solar assets throughout Italy. Before moving to Italy, Britta worked with Lehman Brothers’ Global Power Group.
As one of few senior women in renewable energy finance, Britta has received multiple industry awards, including the 2020 U.S. C3E Finance Award issued by the U.S. Department of Energy; 2020 ‘Most Influential Women in Business’ by the San Francisco Business Times; and Renewable Energy World’s ‘Solar 40 Under 40’ in 2018.
Britta received an MBA with honors in Finance from Cornell University’s Johnson Business School in 2009 and a B.A. in Environmental Biology from Colgate University in 2003.
Britta serves as Co-Chair of the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) Women’s Empowerment Sub-Committee.
M.C.E./M.S., European Engineering School of Chemistry, Polymers, and Materials Science
Masters in Strategy and Management of International Business from ESSEC Business School
Nicolas Chery
Managing Director
Nico is a Managing Director with CRC-IB with over 10 years of experience in advisory and transaction management across utility scale, distributed generation, and residential energy assets. Specializing in tax credit, project finance, and structured finance for the sustainable energy sector, Nico has successfully raised over $7 billion to date.
Prior to CRC-IB, Nico served as Executive Director in J.P. Morgan’s Energy Investments division, where he structured tax equity investments in 17 wind projects, 26 solar projects, and over 37,000 residential solar systems totaling 3,334 MW of capacity. He also led J.P. Morgan’s first investment in utility-scale energy storage. Nico began his career in syndicated and leveraged finance at Credit Agricole CIB.
Nico is a CFA charter holder and holds Master’s in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science from the European Engineering School of Chemistry, Polymers, and Materials Science in Strasbourg, France, as well as a Master’s in Strategy and Management of International Business from ESSEC Business School in Paris, France.
B.A., University of Texas at Austin
Andy Nguyen
Managing Director
Andy is a Managing Director with CRC-IB. He provides transaction management and advisory services for clients in the Sustainable Energy sector including corporate and asset M&A, as well as tax equity and debt financing solutions to renewable energy projects with over $1B in project financing and $1.6B in enterprise value for corporate financing raised to date.
Andy was previously an Associate at Vert Investment Group where he was a key team member of a renewable energy merchant bank advising and investing in renewable energy projects with a focus on solar and wind.
Andy received a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Texas at Austin.
B.A., Brandeis University
Professional CertificationCFA
Michael Tatarsky
Managing Director
Michael is a Managing Director with CRC-IB. He provides advisory and transaction management services, including corporate and asset M&A, capital raising, tax equity, and debt, for wind, solar, battery storage, and energy efficiency platforms and projects. Michael has executed over $3 billion of equity, debt, and preferred equity transactions across 10GW+ of renewable energy projects.
Michael has dedicated his entire 10-year career to renewables. He joined CRC-IB as a Senior Associate in 2015. Before joining the firm, Michael was an Associate with Banco Santander’s Asset & Capital Structuring team, where he originated, structured, and executed renewable energy investments for clients. Michael started his career at Deutsche Bank as a Project Finance Analyst focused on energy and infrastructure.
Michael graduated from Brandeis University with a double major in Economics and Business and is a CFA charterholder.
B.S, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professional CertificationCFA
Michael Yurkerwich
Managing Director
Michael is a Managing Director with CRC-IB. Since joining the firm in 2013, Michael has advised on over $1 billion in buy and sell-side transactions and $500 million in structured equity financing, totaling more than 3GW of renewable energy assets.
Michael provides advisory services including process management, due diligence, structuring and deal negotiation in the renewable energy sector. He specializes in structuring acquisitions, strategic partnerships and tax equity investments across utility scale and distributed generation assets. In 2014, Michael led structuring activities related to the acquisition of 125MW of solar assets and the tax equity financing of a 300MW wind project. He has provided financial advisory services to numerous clients ranging from private equity firms and investment banks to IPPs and renewable energy developers.
Prior to CRC-IB, Michael worked for a boutique private equity firm analyzing energy investment opportunities in the oil and gas sector, while managing and enhancing the efficiency of existing portfolio investments. Michael also worked for a venture capital funded battery technology company with applications in the medical device industry.
Michael is a CFA charter holder and received a Bachelor of Science in Management Science with a concentration in Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Material Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
B.A., Cornell University
Ayanna Nibbs
Chief Marketing Officer
Ayanna is the Chief Marketing Officer at CRC-IB. She is responsible for developing and executing the firm’s marketing and branding strategy, overseeing content creation, and strengthening social and earned media positioning for the CRC-IB brand. Ayanna has over 10 years of marketing and business development experience in financial services with a concentration in renewable energy.
Before joining CRC-IB, Ayanna was the Marketing & Branding Manager for Greentech Capital Advisors, a global investment bank and asset management firm focused on sustainability. At Greentech, Ayanna was responsible for articulating the firm’s marketing and branding strategy, procuring media engagements, and implementing thought-leadership campaigns. Her efforts helped facilitate three public equity fund launches and increased transaction volume for the firm. Prior to Greentech, she was the Marketing Manager at Utendahl Capital Management, a boutique asset management firm, where she spearheaded business development initiatives and focused on Investor Relations for the firm’s private equity funds.
Ayanna earned a B.A. in Africana Studies from Cornell University.
B.S., Stanford University
M.A., New York University
KC Coyne
Director
KC is a Director with CRC-IB. He provides advisory services, including transaction management, financial modeling and structuring, due diligence and deal negotiation for renewable energy project finance and M&A transactions.
Before joining CRC-IB, KC worked in the structured finance group of MUFG, focusing on tax equity and lease investments. KC’s previous experience includes working for Babcock & Brown and SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners investing in infrastructure assets across the energy and transportation sectors.
KC received an MA in Economics from New York University and a BA in Economics from Stanford University.
B.A., University of Delhi
MBA, College of William & Mary
Neha Mahajan
Director
Neha is a Director with CRC-IB. She provides financial structuring and modeling, transaction management, and advisory services for renewable energy tax equity, project finance, and M&A transactions.
Since joining CRC-IB in 2017, Neha’s transaction experience includes utility-scale and distributed solar, community solar, and wind.
Before joining CRC-IB, Neha worked with EY’s Transaction Advisory practice.
Neha received an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Raymond A. Mason School of Business, College of William and Mary, and a B.A. in Economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
B.S., New York University
Denis Roginskiy
Director
Denis is a Director with CRC-IB. He provides transaction management and advisory services for clients, including asset and corporate M&A, equity and debt capital raises, as well as structured finance solutions for wind and solar projects.
Since joining CRC-IB in 2015, Denis has advised clients on over $1 billion of renewable power transactions, including tax equity, cash equity and debt capital raises as well as sell-side and buy-side M&A. Denis’ financing and M&A experience includes utility-scale & distributed solar as well as wind in the U.S. and Canada.
With over 12 years of sector experience, Denis has been involved in over 5,000MW of renewable energy transactions, including utility-scale and distributed generation wind and solar in the US and Canada, as well as conventional power and infrastructure transactions in the US and abroad.
Before joining CRC-IB, Denis was a Senior Associate and North American Deal Team Lead for Hastings Funds Management in New York, where he led project finance transactions in OECD countries on behalf of Hastings’ clients. Prior to Hastings, he worked in the Project Finance Team in Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG)’s New York office. At MUFG, Denis focused on execution of debt financing and advisory mandates for a range of clients including utilities, developers, and financial sponsors in the US and Canada.
Denis earned a B.S. in Finance and Information Systems from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
B.S.B.A, University of Florida
Roopak Shah
Director
Roopak is a Director with CRC-IB. He is primarily focused on corporate/platform M&A transactions and capital raising across the renewable energy industry.
Roopak has been with CRC-IB for over 5 years and has over a decade of investment banking experience. He has executed over $1.5 billion of M&A and corporate capital raising transactions, including senior debt, mezzanine, preferred equity, and equity transactions. His experience includes working across a broad universe of institutional investors including private equity, venture capital, insurance / pension funds and family offices.
Prior to joining CRC-IB, Roopak was a Senior Associate in Lazard’s Private Placement Group where his responsibilities included due diligence, financial modeling, marketing and transaction execution. Prior to Lazard, Roopak spent several years at Raymond James & Associates helping support the firm’s restructuring, debt placement and equity placement efforts. Roopak started his career as part of General Electric’s Financial Management Program (FMP) and Corporate Audit Staff (CAS) where his assignments included financial planning & analysis, business development and internal audit.
Roopak graduated with a B.S.B.A in Finance from the University of Florida.
B.B.A., James Madison University
Stefanie Kelley
Director of Finance & Operations
Stefanie is the Director of Finance & Operations at CRC-IB. She leads the firm’s financial planning and analysis and supports the execution of firm-wide strategic initiatives.
Prior to joining CRC-IB, Stefanie was the Director of Operations for Portico Capital Advisors, a boutique investment bank, where she was responsible for the firm’s finance, accounting, marketing, HR, and internal operations. Her efforts helped facilitate Portico’s acquisition by Cowen, Inc. Prior to Portico Capital, Stefanie was the Director of Finance at Eagle Hill Consulting and has over ten years of experience as a management consultant advising clients on organizational strategy, change management, and business process improvement.
Stefanie attended James Madison University where she obtained a BBA in both Finance and International Business with a minor in Spanish.
B.S., University of Delaware
M.A., New York University
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR); Insights Discovery Trainer
Stephanie O’Donnell
Human Resources Director
Stephanie is the HR Director with CRC-IB. She implements and manages firm wide talent-focused initiatives, our performance management approach, compensation program, employee engagement & development, and the recruiting/hiring process.
Stephanie is a seasoned HR professional with 18 years’ experience in the human capital field. Before joining CRC-IB in 2018, Stephanie was a HR Leader Mercer, a HR consulting firm in New York, where she managed and oversaw HR for multiple US and global practice areas for 4 years. Prior to 2014, she worked with Oliver Wyman Group, a management consulting firm, as a Regional HR Manager aligned to their North America functions.
Stephanie has her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification and is a certified Insights Discovery trainer.
Stephanie received her M.A. in HR & Organization Effectiveness from New York University and her B.S. in Finance and Marketing from University of Delaware.
B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder
M.P.A., Columbia University
Hamilton Foster
Vice President
Hamilton is a Vice President with CRC-IB. He provides advisory services including transaction management, financial modeling and structuring, due diligence, and deal negotiation for renewable energy project financing and M&A transactions.
Prior to joining CRC-IB, Hamilton worked for a utility-scale solar IPP on the structured finance team, where he helped raise over $2.7 billion in tax equity and debt. Hamilton also worked for a residential solar
developer focusing on business development and new market expansion.
Hamilton received a Master of Public Administration focusing on Energy Policy and Finance from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with honors from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
B.B.A., University of Wisconsin
MBA/MS, University of Michigan
CPA, LEED Green Associate
Eric Krostich
Vice President
Eric is a Vice President with CRC-IB. He provides financial modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy project finance and M&A transactions.
Prior to CRC-IB, Eric worked for Related Companies’ accounting team in New York where he provided transaction and financial services for the Hudson Yards real estate development project. Eric also worked for a public accounting firm where he provided advisory services for a wide-variety of industries.
Eric is a CPA and received an MBA/MS from the University of Michigan and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin.
B.E. (HONS) and M.S. (HONS) BITS Pilani
MIA, Columbia University
Ronak Maheshwari
Vice President
Ronak is a Vice President with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for solar and wind project finance and M&A transactions.
Before joining CRC-IB, Ronak worked as a Financial Analyst for Credit Suisse, covering financial valuations for Foreign Exchange and Rates Products across the EMEA and APAC regions. He previously worked with the Indian Government’s Renewable Energy Industry as a Project Manager.
Ronak holds a Master’s in International Affairs with a focus on Global Energy Policy and Management from Columbia University in New York. He graduated from BITS Pilani in India with a Master’s in Economics and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering.
Ronak is an Endeavor Foundation and Earth Institute Sustainable Development Fellow, recognized for his work on sustainable development projects in India and Ethiopia.
In addition to his native language Hindi, Ronak is fluent in English, Urdu, and Punjabi.
B.S., Stern School of Business, New York University
Sean Morgan
Vice President
Sean is a Vice President with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy tax equity, project finance, and asset/platform M&A transactions, notably involving large-scale distributed generation solar asset portfolios.
Before joining CRC-IB, Sean was a Finance Associate with EnterSolar, a commercial solar developer, where he provided broad corporate finance, strategy, and modeling expertise to help scale the firm pre-acquisition. Prior to EnterSolar, Sean worked as a Senior Financial Analyst with Tendril Networks, an energy software startup, where he led strategic finance, corporate development, and equity restructuring initiatives. Prior to Tendril, Sean worked as a Financial Analyst with Kilowatt Financial, where he constructed debt and tax equity models for residential rooftop solar asset portfolios. Sean has also worked as an Investment Banking Analyst with Citigroup Global Markets, providing corporate and M&A advisory services to financial institutions.
Sean received a B.S. in Business Economics and Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
MS and BS, Instituto Superior
Técnico - University of Lisbon
MBA, IE Business School
João Pedro (JP) Santos
Senior Associate
João is a Senior Associate with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, due diligence, transaction management, and deal negotiation for renewable energy project finance and M&A transactions.
Before joining CRC-IB, João was a Manager with EY’s transaction advisory service line. He spent the first ten years of his career in engineering roles, most notably as an Independent Engineer at kW Engineering’s New York office.
João received an MBA from IE Business School in Spain, as well as an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Applied Thermodynamics and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon.
João is fluent in Portuguese and English.
B.A., William & Mary
John Vaughn
Senior Associate
John is a Senior Associate with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for solar, wind, and storage project finance and M&A transactions.
Before joining CRC-IB, John worked Nuveen Green Capital as a Senior Finance Associate, completing project due diligence, loan underwriting, and transaction management.
John received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Environmental Science from William & Mary.
B.S., University of Maine
M.P.A., Columbia University
Michael Woods
Senior Associate
Michael is a Senior Associate with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy tax-equity, project finance, and M&A transactions.
Before joining CRC-IB, Michael worked as an Analyst with Brookfield Renewable, one of the world’s largest publicly traded renewable power platforms, where he provided broad support on tax equity and debt structuring and financial modeling. Before Brookfield Renewable, Michael worked as an Analyst for Clearway Energy Group, one of the largest developers and operators of clean energy in the United States.
Michael received a Master’s in Public Administration from Columbia University in New York and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Maine.
B.A., Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Sophie Yoon
Senior Associate
Sophie is a Senior Associate with CRC-IB. She focuses on financial modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy project finance and M&A transactions.
Before joining CRC-IB, Sophie worked for Lightsource bp in the Structured Finance team, supporting utility-scale solar tax equity and debt transactions. Previously, she worked in Sumitomo Corporation’s Infrastructure Group, focusing on renewable asset management and investment analysis.
Sophie received her B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University – New Brunswick.
Sophie is fluent in Korean.
B.A., Yale University
M.B.A., Berkeley Haas School of Business
Grace Brittan
Associate
Grace is an Associate with CRC-IB. She focuses on financial modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Prior to joining CRC-IB, Grace worked for Cypress Creek Renewables as a Structured Finance Associate, supporting solar and storage M&A and project finance transactions. Previously, she worked at the Analysis Group, providing economic consulting services across a variety of industries.
Grace received an MBA from the Berkeley Haas School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.
B.S., Canisius College
Philip Kittell
Associate
Philip is an Associate with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy project finance and M&A transactions.
Before joining CRC-IB, Philip was a member of the Project Finance team at Sunrun, where he worked on tax equity and debt transactions.
Philip earned a B.S. in Accounting from Canisius College.
B.A., Vanderbilt University
Liam O’Brien
Associate
Liam is an Associate with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Liam received a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Business from Vanderbilt University. He also graduated with Honors in the College Scholars Program from the College of Arts & Science.
B.E., University of Benin
M.S., Hult International Business School
Patrick Okosodo
Associate
Patrick is an Associate with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy project finance and M&A transactions.
Before joining CRC-IB, Patrick worked with Fidelity Bank’s Oil & Gas team as a Business Analyst, building financial models for green and brownfield development and structuring debt. Previously, Patrick was a Client Relationship Manager at Diamond Bank.
Patrick earned an M.S. in Finance from Hult International Business School and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Benin. He is a GARP certified Energy Risk Professional.
MPP and B.A., University of Virginia
MBA, Yale School of Management
Ian Prum
Associate
Ian is an Associate with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Prior to joining CRC-IB, Ian served as an energy specialist at Boston Consulting Group, where he worked with leading energy companies and investors on climate and energy transition engagements. Ian also worked at Analysis Group providing consulting services across a variety of industries.
Ian received an MBA from the Yale School of Management and an MPP and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.
B.S., Yale University
B.S., University of Pennsylvania
Dev Singhal
Associate
Dev is an Associate with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Dev completed a dual degree program at the University of Pennsylvania. He received a B.S. in Engineering with a Mechanical Engineering major and a Mathematics minor from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and a B.S. in Economics with a Finance concentration from the Wharton Business School.
B.S., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Ethan Stinner
Associate
Ethan is an Associate with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for solar and wind project finance and M&A transactions.
Before joining CRC-IB, Ethan worked as a Senior Analyst with Advantage Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm where he provided tax equity structuring, financial modeling, and development services. Before Advantage Capital, Ethan worked as a Project Finance Analyst for Safari Energy, a developer and long-term owner of solar assets.
Ethan received a B.S. in Business Analytics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
B.S., Columbia University
Symba Xu
Associate
Symba is an Associate with CRC-IB. She focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Before joining CRC-IB, Symba worked on the Project Finance team at SMBC.
Symba received a B.S. in Operations Research from Columbia University.
B.A., Yale University
Dustin Zhao
Associate
Dustin is an Associate with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Dustin received a B.A. in Economics with a focus in Global Trade and Sustainable Finance from Yale University.
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kelly Morgan
Business Development & Operations Associate
Kelly is a Business Development & Operations Associate with CRC-IB. She focuses on supporting the firm’s internal operations and business development opportunities.
Before joining CRC-IB, Kelly worked for J.P. Morgan Securities as a Vice President in their non-profit healthcare group providing capital markets origination, credit management, and strategic advisory services for healthcare systems, academic medical centers, and children’s hospitals. In prior years, Kelly worked for CliftonLarsonAllen, conducting financial and market feasibility studies, strategic capital planning, operations assessments, and other consulting services for senior living and healthcare providers.
Kelly earned a B.S. in Public Health with a second major in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
B.A., Fordham University
Nick Crescione
Business Development Associate
Nick is a Business Development Associate with CRC-IB. He supports CRC’s investor network development and management of various business development and strategic initiatives. Nick also focuses on client and prospect engagement, facilitating the execution of the firm’s marketing and content creation strategy.
Nick earned a B.A. in Economics from Fordham University.
B.S., Bocconi University
M.S., The University of Southern California
Giacomo Brambilla
Analyst
Giacomo is an Analyst with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Giacomo received an M.S. in Finance from The University of Southern California and a B.S. in Business Administration from Bocconi University. He is fluent in English, Italian, and Spanish.
B.S., New York University
Tina Cheng
Analyst
Tina is an Analyst with CRC-IB. She focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Tina received a B.S. in Business with concentrations in Finance and Data Science from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
B.S., Manhattan College
M.S., Fordham University
Tuuli Menna
Analyst
Tuuli is an Analyst with CRC-IB. She focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Tuuli received an M.S. in Applied Statistics from Fordham University and a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and double minors in Economics and Business Analytics from Manhattan College.
B.S., Liberty University
Hank de Roover
Analyst
Hank is an Analyst with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Hank obtained a B.S in Business Management with a double cognate in Finance and Economics with minors in Accounting and Guitar Performance from Liberty University.
B.S., New York University’s Stern School of Business
Sean Tanabe
Analyst
Sean is an Analyst with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Sean obtained a B.S. in Business with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Creative Writing from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Sean is fluent in English and Japanese.
B.S.F.S., Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service
Ashley Vincenzo
Analyst
Ashley is an Analyst with CRC-IB. She focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Ashley received a B.S.F.S in Science, Technology, and International Affairs and a minor in Italian from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.
She is proficient in English and Italian.
B.A., Yale University
Blake Weyerhaeuser
Analyst
Blake is an Analyst with CRC-IB. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, project due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Blake obtained a B.A. in Environmental Studies and a Certificate in Energy Studies from Yale University.
B.A., University of Chicago
M.M.S. and M.M.S, Yale School of Management
Camilla Zhao
Analyst
Camilla is an Analyst with CRC-IB. She focuses on financial modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for renewable energy M&A and project finance transactions.
Camilla earned an M.M.S. in Asset Management, an M.M.S in Global Business & Society from the Yale School of Management, and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Camilla is fluent in English, Chinese, and Japanese.