NYSERDA Webinar: Offshore Wind Financing Structures

About the Speakers:

Lesley Hunter, Senior Vice President, Programs and Sustainable Finance, ACORE: Lesley provides strategic leadership and oversight to ACORE’s programs and analysis. She leads ACORE’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Working Group to improve the reflection of renewable energy use and investment in sustainability disclosures and reporting, and ACORE’s Project Finance Working Group to maximize opportunities for sector investments. Previously, she managed initiatives to help the Department of Defense procure renewable energy at military installations, and on corporate renewable energy purchasing. She is also the author of numerous reports on renewable energy market, finance and policy issues. Lesley received her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of California, San Diego.

Christopher Gladbach, Partner, McDermott Will and Emery: Christopher Gladbach counsels clients in energy M&A, project development, tax equity and project finance transactions. Chris works with energy clients in structuring complex equity and debt investments, advises both buyers and sellers in the power sector in mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures, and on the development of large-scale energy projects. He assists his clients in mitigating and allocating risk associated with these transactions in conjunction with achieving their primary business and financial objectives.Chris has extensive experience advising clients pursuing opportunities involving the development and financing of United States Department of Defense (DoD) energy projects. He counsels developers, purchasers, lenders and tax equity investors in government contracts and structuring project development and financing arrangements to account for unique risks.

This webinar is part of the Learning from the Experts series hosted by NYSERDA’s Offshore Wind Team and featuring experts in key offshore wind topics, including wind farm technologies, development practices, regulatory processes, and research initiatives.