Ahmad Atwan

Founder and CEO

2022 - Current

Clean Energy Services (CES) was founded to focus on providing high quality operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the renewable energy industry. Our team has extensive experience building successful energy businesses and operating and investing across the energy sector. Our management team is made up of a diverse group of talented and experienced professionals from every sector of the renewable energy industry. Our initial focus is to partner with clients in providing best-in-class services and technology for wind, solar, and energy storage. We place quality and safety first to provide reliable service for renewable assets.

Founder and CEO

2020

VC Fuel LLC is the first investment firm focused exclusively on energy transition investing across the capital structure, with the dual mandate of providing venture capital funding for early stage and growth companies, as well as infrastructure financing to aid in bringing the companies to scale. VC Fuel will provide early stage and growth capital to companies across the energy transition space, including but not limited to renewable fuels, carbon capture and storage (CCUS), electric vehicles and electrification, clean agriculture, hydrogen, sustainable manufacturing, and energy efficiency. Its sister fund, VC Infrastructure, will provide the capital necessary to build the infrastructure that is needed to bring companies funded by VC Fuel, as well as others, to scale.

Senior Advisor

2022

H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative investment firm with over $50 billion of equity capital under management, with a focus on the mid cap segment of the market. The H.I.G. family of funds includes private equity, growth equity, real estate, debt/credit, lending and biohealth.

Board Member

2022

Managing Director and Head of Energy Investing

2013 - 2020

Leader of Energy Infrastructure investing for Morgan Stanley's Global Infrastructure Fund. Responsible for sourcing and executing deals in the $200 M to $1 B size range and managing the assets post-acquisition. Have personally sourced and led over $2 B in deals and led two very successful exits. Serve on the Boards of four portfolio companies. Member of fund investment committee. Have also helped to launch the fund's telecommunications / digital infrastructure practice.

Managing Director and Head of Energy Private Equity

2010 - 2013

Sourced, executed and led a number of deals across the energy value chain, with a specific focus on energy infrastructure and upstream oil and gas. Led the sourcing and execution of three successful deals. Helped build Renewable Power Infrastructure Fund at BlackRock (helped recruit new investment team, refine investment thesis, etc.).

Managing Director and Head of Private Equity

2008 - 2010

Founder and Chairman

2006 - 2008

Principal (Energy and Telecommunications Specialist)

2003 - 2006

Senior Vice President

2000 - 2003