Mike’s career has been a blend of the finance, energy and sustainability worlds. He was drawn from Wall Street to Guzman Energy because of the company’s well-known dedication to building a transformative utility model that offers transparent and reliable energy solutions to U.S. communities and organizations. Mike’s responsibilities at Guzman Energy encompass much of the back and middle office functions of the organization including corporate finance, capital markets, treasury, FP&A, accounting and audit, risk management and trade settlements.
Prior to serving as CFO at Guzman Energy, Mike was a senior member of BlackRock’s Infrastructure Group, now combined with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). During his tenure, Mike was responsible for originating and structuring new opportunities and overseeing portfolio management of existing investments in the Americas region. He was also tasked with leading due diligence efforts and serving on the board of numerous portfolio companies. Mike oversaw over $5 billion of capital markets activity on behalf of funds and portfolio companies under his management during his time at BlackRock.
Prior to joining BlackRock, Mike worked on both the M&A and project financing teams at EDFR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Electricite de France S.A. based in San Diego. Mike was responsible for managing M&A and joint venture structuring for utility scale power generation assets.
When he’s not at work, Mike and his family love hiking, skiing, golf, swimming and exploring new mountain towns.
A NCAA division 1 swimmer, Mike earned a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and a Master of Science (MS) in Sustainable Energy Systems from University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability. In connection with his MS, Mike’s postgraduate work focused on renewable energy development in the U.S. and asset-backed security applications in the distributed solar space.
Mike lives in Denver with his wife, three children and several pets.