Jeffrey W. Eckel | download vcard

Mr. Eckel is President and CEO of Hannon Armstrong. His experience, spanning over 26 years, includes starting the federal energy finance practice at Hannon Armstrong, the creation and management of energy service companies operating in the U.S. and internationally, as well as project and corporate finance. He has held senior executive positions as CEO of EnergyWorks, and as CEO of Wärtsilä Power Development. Mr. Eckel received a B.A. from Miami University and an M.P.A. from Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

Mr. Eckel has testified on energy matters before a U.S. Senate Subcommittee and the California Energy Commission and published papers on demand-side and supply-side energy topics, with the Electric Power Research Institute and the Financial Analyst Journal.

John J. Christmas | download vcard

Mr. Christmas is Senior Vice President and focuses on energy efficiency financing solutions across a variety of market sectors, including commercial, industrial, institutional and governmental. He combines 20 years of commercial banking, government contracting and institutional lending experience. He received a M.B.A. in Finance from Marymount University, a M.S. in Finance from George Washington University and a B.S. degree in Economics from George Mason University.

Steven L. Chuslo | download vcard

Mr. Chuslo is Senior Vice President and General Counsel and is responsible for structuring, developing, negotiating and closing transactions for Hannon Armstrong. He brings more than 17 years experience in the field of commercial and project finance. Mr. Chuslo recently worked as the Senior Legal and Finance consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Prior to this he worked as an associate attorney for Chadbourne & Parke, LLP, practicing in the power project finance group and earlier with Davis Polk & Wardwell, practicing in the corporate finance group. Mr. Chuslo graduated with a B.A. in History from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst and with a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Scott J. Foster | download vcard

Mr. Foster is Managing Director of Hannon Armstrong's Federal Business Unit. He combines 17 years of federal business development with structured finance experience, most recently with GE Capital. Mr. Foster earned a B.A. and a M.B.A. with a concentration in finance from Marymount University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Lisa A. Hale | download vcard

Ms. Hale is Controller responsible for all Asset Management. She has over 30 years of accounting experience in public accounting and private industry. She has a B.S. in accounting from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona and received her C.P.A. from the state of Texas.

Brian J. Harenza | download vcard

Brian Harenza is Vice President in charge of Project Finance activities at Hannon Armstrong. Mr. Harenza has over 13 years of extensive development and project finance experience in the energy sector, with leadership roles at PG&E Corporation, Calpine, and DZ Bank. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Dickinson College, where he studied International Studies and German.

Christopher J. Lord | download vcard

Mr. Lord is Senior Vice President for Business Development and is leading the company's solar initiatives. Mr. Lord, formerly General Counsel of Hannon Armstrong, brings 20 years of experience in corporate finance, energy and M&A. He received a J.D. from Cornell University School of Law where he was Senior Editor of the Cornell Law Review and a B.A. in International Studies from Reed College.

Daniel K. McMahon, CFA | download vcard

Mr. McMahon is Vice President in charge of structuring and placement. Mr. McMahon has eleven years of experience in the financial services sector, most recently with T. Rowe Price. Mr. McMahon received his B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, and is a C.F.A. Charterholder.

Nathaniel J. Rose, CFA, C.P.A.| download vcard

Mr. Rose is Senior Vice President responsible for structuring and analytics in the Commercial and Industrial sectors at Hannon Armstrong. Previously, he structured and funded over $1 billion of Energy Savings Performance Contracts with Hannon Armstrong. He earned a B.S./B.A. from the University of Richmond, an M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia, is a Certified Public Accountant and is a CFA Charterholder.

David K. Watson | download vcard

Dave Watson is Senior Vice President of Hannon Armstrong and was recently appointed as President of EnergySource, its wholly-owned renewable energy development company. EnergySource develops grid-connected geothermal and solar power projects to deliver power to utilities required to purchase renewable energy under state regulations. EnergySource's first project, the 49 MW Hudson Ranch I geothermal station, will commence construction in Imperial County, California, in 2009. Mr. Watson has 25 years' experience in project/structured finance and energy project development, including lead development of several successful energy ventures with Wartsila Power Development, EnergyWorks and EnergySource in the US and Latin America. Mr. Watson has an MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a BA degree in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Michelle L. Vensel | download vcard

Ms. Vensel is a Senior Advisor for the company’s Project Finance and DOE Loan Guarantee Advisory services. She brings to Hannon Armstrong 18 years of project finance, strategy, development and restructuring experience in the energy and renewable specialties with companies such as GE Structured Finance, where she managed over $2BN of investments in power generating assets, Societe Generale, as head of Commodities Finance for the Americas and as CFO for two renewable energy companies. She has led over $10 billion in energy related project transactions. Ms. Vensel has a Master of International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a BSBA in Accounting from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.