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Eric Graber-Lopez

History & Economics graduate from Hampshire College, with MBA from MIT. Currently working as Principal at HeliaVentures, LLC.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Skills: Business, Management
Location: Boston, MA
Groups: CCE09 Investor Pitches , Ignite Clean Energy (ICE)
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: alternative energy, clean tech, Private Equity, solar, Venture Capital, wind
Schools: Hampshire College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

FULL BIO

Mr. Graber-Lopez is a Principal with HeliaVentures a renewable energy project development venture focused on wind and solar projects. Mr. Graber-Lopez was most recently Vice President and Senior Equity Analyst on the Specialty Equity Growth Team at
Putnam Investments. He was a member of a team that managed $8 billion in U.S. mid- and large-cap growth equity portfolios.
Mr. Graber-Lopez key areas of focus have been the Energy, Alternative Energy, Basic Materials, and Utilities sectors. He was responsible for the team’s investments in those sectors both within the public and private markets. Previously, Mr. Graber-Lopez was Senior Equity Analyst within Putnam’s Global Equity Research Group and was a member of the Natural Resources and Utilities fund teams. Mr. Graber-Lopez, joined Putnam in 2002, and has been in the investment industry for over 12 years.
During his years on the sell-side Mr. Graber-Lopez focused on the Energy and Utilities industries and was ranked by several leading industry surveys as being among the top analysts in his field. Mr. Graber-Lopez has extensive experience in firm valuation, mergers & acquisitions advisory, private equity transactions, strategic advisory, and portfolio management.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: HeliaVentures, LLC
Position: Principal
Time period: December 2008 - Present

Employer: Putnam Investments, LLC
Position: Vice President, Senior Equity Analyst
Time period: December 2004 - November 2008
Description: Specialty Growth Equity Team

Employer: Putnam Investments, LLC
Position: Vice President, Senior Equity Analyst
Time period: December 2001 - November 2008
Description: Global Equity Research Team

Employer: Commerzbank AG
Position: Vice President, Senior Equity Analyst
Time period: December 1997 - November 2000
Description: Led Emerging Markets Utilities equity research; Ranked in 1998-99 Reuters, and Greenwich surveys

Employer: Caspian Securities, LLC
Position: Associate, Equity Analyst; Vice President, Senior Equity Analyst
Time period: December 1994 - November 1998
Description: Associate, Equity Analyst, 1995-1997
Vice President, Senior Equity Analyst, 1997-1998
Led Energy equity research team; Ranked in 1996-98 Reuters, Institutional Investor, Greenwich, and Latin Finance surveys

Employer: Capital Strategies, Inc.
Position: Analyst
Time period: December 1992 - November 1995

EDUCATION

University: Hampshire College
Degree: History & Economics, BA

University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Degree: Financial Management, MBA

Eric's Startups (1)

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  • HeliaThermal

    We are developing a modular solar thermal cooling/refrigeration solution for commercial, industrial, and off-grid applications. We seek partners on this project and are looking to put together a team to further develop and test the product

Eric is Following (33)

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  • Energe

    The product is a solar collector for domestic hot water to be produced in series. Our reason for being is to achieve the widespread introduction of renewable energy in the regional environment through specific technology products and services.

  • CleanLoop

    Powered by VentureLoop, the definitive website for emerging growth company jobs, CleanLoop brings together individuals interested in the cleantech market with unique jobs at cleantech companies

  • SolFocus

    SolFocuss mission is to enable solar energy generation at a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) competitive with traditional fossil fuel sources

  • Mendocino Energy

    At this emerging renewable energy incubator, energy policy is created as green energy technologies and science move swiftly from white boards and white papers to testing, refinement and implementation.