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A Great Blend of Skills, Knowledge, & Experience
With intimate knowledge of clean energy technology, investment and policy development, combined with years of operational and professional services experience, Teotl Energy Partners is an excellent match for companies seeking access to the Clean Technology sector.

Jay Brandeis, Co-Founder, Partner

Positions Held Prior to Teotl:
• MBA Intern:
   •   Private Equity focused on renewable energy, Actis Capital (London, UK)
   •   Analysis of Texas REC market, CE2 Capital
•   Independent Consultant, Sustainable Profitability Group and Clean Edge
•   Business Development Manager, Broderick & Company
•   Account Executive, Thomson Financial
•   Marketing & Business Development Associate, eWork
•   Private Client Sales, Robertson Stephens

Education:
•   MBA, Rady School of Management, University of California San Diego
•   BA, English and Economics, Denison University

Relevant Expertise:
•   Clean Energy Marketing, Business Development and Investment

Notable Accomplishments:
•   Co-founded and directed California Clean Innovation 2007 conference
•   Proposed and directed solar PV installation on Rady School’s primary facility; developed technology partnership with Kyocera Solar
•   Founded Net Impact – UCSD Chapter
•   Co-developed Renewable Energy Investor Forum (REIF)


Steve Bumbaugh, Partner

Positions Held Prior to Teotl:
•   Senior Consultant, TCC Group
•   Program Officer, The California Endowment
•   Program Officer, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
•   Founder, Paradigm Consulting
•   Founding Board Member, SEED Foundation
•   Associate, Mercer Management Consulting

Education:
•   MBA, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
•   BA, Economics and Political Science, Yale University

Relevant Expertise:
•   Social Venture Consulting, Non-Profit Fundraising

Notable Accomplishments:
•   Helped to build three successful start-up organizations
•   Developed expansion strategy for manufacturing firm expanding into Clean Tech
•   Has conducted organizational assessments for 50+ organizations over more than a decade


Leif Christoffersen, Co-Founder, Partner

Positions Held Prior to Teotl:
•   Associate, E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation
•   Biodiversity Manager, Diversa Corporation
•   Vice President, World Foundation for Environment and Development
•   Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, CARE International

Education:
•   MBA, Rady School of Management, University of California San Diego
•   BA, Economics, Hobart College

Relevant Expertise:
•   Biofuel Processing, Business Development, Public/Private Venture Collaboration

Notable Accomplishments:
•   Co-founded the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s BioTrust program, a global bio-prospecting network
•   Developed and managed Diversa’s bio-prospecting collaborations in six continents: N America, S America, Antarctica, Australia, Asia, Africa
•   Initiated the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Consensus Building Initiative on Activities Implemented Jointly through his role as a climate change advisor to the Executive Director of UNEP


Ryan Leary, Co-Founder, Partner

Positions Held Prior to Teotl:
•   Admiral’s Aide de Camp, US Navy
•   Navigator, USS OBANNON, US Navy
•   Electrical Officer, USS MOBILE BAY, US Navy

Education:
•   MBA, Rady School of Management, University of California San Diego
•   BS, Wood Products, Pennsylvania State University

Relevant Expertise:
•   Bioenergy Strategy Development, Finance, Personnel Management

Notable Accomplishments:
•   Awarded the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and was nominated for the Admiral Zumwalt Award for Visionary Leadership and Navy/Marine Corps Association Leadership Award
•   Led a boarding team of 12 to search over 125 foreign vessels in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, seized 10 tons of cocaine off the coast of Ecuador, and over $2 Million of contraband Iraqi oil
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