Michael Hoffman

Michael has 30+ years’ experience in financial services with specific expertise in the energy and life science sectors.  He is a former Partner at Riverstone Holdings where he was principally responsible for investments in power and renewable energy for Riverstone’s funds.  Riverstone is an energy and power-focused private equity firm with approximately $37 billion of equity capital raised across seven investment funds, including the world’s largest renewable energy fund.  Michael was co-head of Riverstone’s Renewable Energy Funds and led the teams responsible for all power investments in its six conventional energy funds, with total equity capital commitments of approximately $7 billion.  While at Riverstone, Michael was a member of the Board of Directors of Buckeye Partners, L.P., Enviva Partners, LP, Pattern Energy Group Inc. and Talen Energy Corporation, among others.

Prior to joining Riverstone in 2003, Michael was Senior Managing Director and Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions advisory business of The Blackstone Group for 15 years.  While at Blackstone, Michael was a member of the Private Equity Investment Committee and was a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.  Prior to Blackstone, Michael was Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Smith Barney & Co. 

Michael received a BA and an MA from Northwestern University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a co-author of the book, “GREEN:  Your Place in the New Energy Revolution.”

Avi Das

Avi has 15+ years’ experience in financial services. Prior to joining Stone Capital Partners, he ran an advisory firm, ACD Analytics, where he worked with investment funds and operating companies on investments, mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance.  Prior to ACD Analytics, Avi was an Associate at Riverstone where he worked extensively on renewable energy investments.  Prior to Riverstone, Avi was an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs.  Avi received a BA from Amherst College and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.