Amir is a clean energy and climate financial professional with over a decade of experience in private equity, reverse merger and project finance transactions in clean energy across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, having raised in excess of $1B in direct equity capital commitments for solar, wind and electric vehicle charging companies.
Amir previously led all M&A and developer partnerships at Radial Power, a developer, owner and operator of commercial and industrial solar, battery and electric vehicle charging assets. Prior to that, Amir served as a Vice President at Climate Real Impact Solutions (“CRIS”), which in 2021 took EVgo Inc. public, raising $600M for the company’s national EV charging expansion plan. Amir has also had roles at General Electric, where he led wind energy equity investments across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and at the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, where he was a member of the New Zealand Direct Investment team.
In 2017, Amir graduated with a conjoint MEM and MBA from Yale University with a focus on the intersection of clean energy and capital markets. Amir also holds an AB in Physics, and Italian and European Studies from Duke University, where he was a member of the Robertson Scholars program.
Education
- Masters of Environmental Management: Yale School of the Environment
- Masters of Business Administration: Yale School of Management
- Bachelors of Arts (Physics, and Italian and European Studies): Duke University
Areas of Expertise