Leadership Team

With more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry, Michael Polsky is widely recognized as a pioneer and industry leader in the cogeneration and independent power industry in North America. Polsky founded Invenergy, a leading clean energy company in 2001. Previously, in 1991, Polsky founded SkyGen Energy – a developer, owner, and operator of natural gas-fueled generating plants – which was purchased by Calpine Corporation in 2001. Before forming SkyGen, Polsky co-founded and was President of Indeck Energy Services Inc. In 2002, Polsky endowed a center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business which is named after him. In 2016, Polsky was appointed by President Barack Obama as a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Polsky holds an MSME Degree from Kiev Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Jim Murphy is Invenergy’s co-founder, President & Chief Operating Officer. He is responsible for the general management of the company and overseeing the legal, finance and administration functions. With more than 35 years of experience in the energy industry, Murphy has managed the negotiation and execution of more than $30 billion in private equity and debt investments, power plant acquisitions and sales, and project financing. He chairs Invenergy’s Investment Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee for Energize Ventures, a venture capital fund managed by Invenergy. Murphy serves on the Board of Directors of the American Wind Energy Association and the American Council on Renewable Energy. Prior to the formation of Invenergy, he was Chief Financial Officer at SkyGen Energy LLC, Vice President at The Deerpath Group, Inc. and a manager at Arthur Andersen. Murphy has a BS from the University of Illinois, magna cum laude, and a CPA certification from the University of Illinois.

Jim Shield is responsible for the origination, off-take, power marketing strategy, asset management and operations of Invenergy’s wind, solar, and thermal projects worldwide. With more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry, he has developed more than 20,000 megawatts of power projects. Prior to joining Invenergy, Shield held various positions with Calpine Corporation, including Senior Vice President-East Region. Earlier, he was a key contributor in building SkyGen Energy from a start-up company, and a project manager at Indeck Energy Services. Shield has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from DePaul University.

Bryan Schueler leads the development of Invenergy’s international and domestic projects. During his time at Invenergy, Schueler has been involved in all aspects of the development of Invenergy’s wind, solar, natural gas, storage, offshore and desalination projects. A 30-year veteran of the power industry, Schueler has experience in plant operations and engineering, as well as the development, permitting, and construction of wind, solar, natural gas, biomass and landfill gas projects. Before joining Invenergy, Schueler was a project director at Calpine Corporation and SkyGen Energy and previously, a performance engineer at a 1,000-megawatt coal station for Commonwealth Edison. Schueler has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Illinois.

Bill Bradley leads Invenergy’s legal and compliance department and serves as a member of the company’s Executive Committee. Previously, Bradley was General Counsel for GE Energy Financial Services, GE’s global energy investment division, where he was part of the senior leadership team and was responsible for legal, compliance, and regulatory affairs. Bradley has extensive experience in global law firms and as in-house counsel for companies where he has developed and managed sophisticated legal teams. His work in the energy and financial services industry has been principally focused on thermal and renewable power development, finance, M&A, and capital market transactions. Bradley is a member of the state bars of New York and Virginia. He received a J.D. from the University of Richmond and a BS from James Madison University.

Mick Baird is a member of Invenergy’s senior management team and responsible for overseeing the company’s renewable development in North America. Baird leads the teams responsible for wind and solar project identification, project development, and acquisition activities in North America. Baird has more than 25 years of power generation industry experience, including project development, project management, permitting, engineering, construction contracting, technical and financial due diligence for acquisitions and financings and negotiating and structuring power purchase and transfer agreements. Prior to joining Invenergy, Baird worked at Weston Solutions, Inc. and Wisconsin Energy Corporation where he managed a variety of energy projects. Baird earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University and an MBA from Marquette University.

Will Borders oversees Invenergy’s multi-disciplined global compliance function, ensuring that business activities across the company meet and exceed global regulatory and contractual requirements. He plays a critical role in defining strategic and tactical directions for Invenergy businesses in the U.S. and overseas. Previously, Borders served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, overseeing the provision of all legal services for the company; and Vice President, International Operations, supporting Invenergy’s new and existing international initiatives. Prior to joining Invenergy, he was sole in-house counsel and corporate secretary for Juice Energy, Inc. an Illinois, New York and Texas competitive retail electric supplier. Borders began his career at the law firm DLA Piper, representing electricity and natural gas companies in regulatory, transactional and litigation matters. He received a B.A. from Allegheny College and a J.D. from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Steve Dowdy leads the commercial execution and energy trading teams responsible for structuring new energy transactions and optimizing Invenergy’s portfolio. He has more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry, including operations, asset management, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, marketing, risk management and new business development. During his career, Dowdy has directed more than $25 billion in energy related transactions and corporate restructurings. Prior to joining Invenergy, he was Vice President, International Power Sales for Mainstream Renewable Power. Prior to Mainstream, Dowdy was Vice President, Strategic Origination and Development for Calpine Corporation. Dowdy earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Dan Ewan leads the development, engineering and construction activities for Invenergy’s natural gas power business. Ewan has more than 35 years of experience in the energy and utilities industry including business and project development; federal and state permitting; engineering, procurement, and construction; project financing; and facility start-up. During his career, Ewan has led the development, construction, and start-up for dozens of thermal energy centers. Prior to joining Invenergy, Ewan was Director of Project Development at Calpine Corporation, Project Manager at SkyGen Energy, LLC, and held multiple positions at ABB Impell Corporation and Commonwealth Edison. Ewan earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University, and his MBA from University of Chicago. He also holds a Certificate in Financial Markets & Trading from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Art Fletcher leads the engineering and project management groups through development and construction of Invenergy’s wind, solar, and energy storage projects. He has more than 30 years of experience in managing heavy civil and power construction projects domestically and abroad. During his 13 years with Invenergy, he has overseen the construction of over 8,000 megawatts of wind, solar, storage and natural gas energy generation projects. A registered Professional Engineer in the state of Illinois, Fletcher graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering and holds a MS in Geo-environmental Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Alex George leads the operations and asset management of Invenergy’s portfolio of wind, solar, and natural gas power generation and energy storage facilities. He has more than 35 years of broad experience in the power industry, leading the commissioning, operation, and asset management of more than 7,000 megawatts of thermal generation and 5,800 megawatts of wind generation during his career. Prior to joining Invenergy in 2002, George was Vice President of Operations and Asset Management at Calpine Corporation. Before then, as one of the original team members at SkyGen, he was Vice President of Operations and Asset Management. Previously, George was a professional engineer at both CRS Sirrine Engineers and Sargent & Lundy. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Craig Gordon leads government affairs for Invenergy, overseeing the company’s U.S. federal and state as well as international executive and legislative branch activities. Gordon is also responsible for Invenergy’s participation in national and regional industry trade associations. Prior to his current role, Gordon was Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Invenergy, and during this time, he led Invenergy into the emerging C&I customer sector. Prior to joining Invenergy in 2010, Gordon spent eight years at Ameren Corporation in St. Louis, where he developed expertise in risk management, power trading and marketing, ISO operations, power plant dispatch and energy policy. Gordon has 18 years of experience in the energy markets, a period marked by widespread transformation. He has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Wheaton College in Illinois and an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.

Andrea Hoffman is responsible for managing Invenergy’s Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Financial Planning, Risk, and International Finance Operations departments. Previously, she was Vice President of Finance, responsible for Invenergy’s portfolio of project and corporate financings. Hoffman has more than two decades of experience in finance and engineering in the domestic and international energy, transportation, wastewater and petrochemical sectors. Prior to joining Invenergy, she worked as a Vice President at GE Capital, in the Portfolio Management team at GE Energy Financial Services and in Risk Management at GE Capital Aviation Services. Hoffman began her career at BP-Amoco’s chemical and pipeline divisions. She earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from The University of Iowa and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

James Rafferty oversees Human Resources, IT, Business Administration and Business Transformation for Invenergy. Rafferty previously served as Vice President of Asset Management for the company, responsible for the operation and asset management of Invenergy’s wind power generation facilities. He has more than 20 years of experience in the power industry, including engineering, project management, commissioning, and asset management. Prior to joining Invenergy in 2008, Rafferty held various roles in IT, project management, and finance at Exelon Corporation. His last position at Exelon was Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for the Exelon Nuclear business unit. Previously in his career, he was a consultant for a supply chain automation company, working on various projects to optimize manufacturing facilities. Rafferty holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University, and an MBA from DePaul University.

Ted Romaine leads Invenergy’s Origination team, responsible for strategic customer engagement pertaining to wind, solar, and energy storage solutions. This includes transactional structuring and long-term collaboration, leveraging Invenergy’s unique capabilities for meeting utility and corporate customers’ energy needs. In various leadership roles with Invenergy’s Origination team, Romaine has closed more than 5,000 megawatts of customer transactions and launched Invenergy’s Corporate & Industrial market segment. Romaine began his career as a Civil Engineer Officer in the U.S. Air Force. Following that, he worked at Johnson Controls where he held a variety of development, sales, and strategy roles addressing energy efficiency, renewable energy, and lithium-ion energy storage. Romaine earned a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, an MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado, and an MBA from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.

Shashank Sane leads Invenergy’s Edge business, which helps facility and fleet owners lower costs, enhance sustainability, and increase resiliency through on-site and market-integrated turnkey solutions. Previously, Shashank led Invenergy’s Corporate Development team where he executed on value accretive M&A transactions and identified new business opportunities for Invenergy. Earlier in his time at the company, Shashank held various finance-oriented roles, successfully completing over $5 billion in financings and divestitures. Prior to joining Invenergy, Shashank spent time advising energy companies at Oliver Wyman, after beginning his career in investment banking at Lehman Brothers. He earned a BS in Finance and International Business from the New York University’s Stern School of Business, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Meghan Schultz leads Invenergy’s finance and capital markets team which is responsible for raising capital for all wind, solar, storage and natural gas power projects that Invenergy builds around the world. The team also manages the portfolio finance function for operating projects, executes M&A transactions and maintains investor and lender relationships. Schultz has overseen the execution of more than $22 billion in private equity investments, power plant acquisitions and sales, and project debt and tax equity financing. She has been involved in the execution of over 12,000 megawatts of renewable energy projects and 2,500 megawatts of new natural gas projects. Schultz is a founding member of the Chicago Chapter of Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) and received the WRISE Leadership Award in 2018. She has also been recognized by Power Finance and Risk Sponsor Finance Official of 2016 and 2019 (voted on by industry participants) and A Word About Wind’s “Women’s Power List” in 2017. Prior to joining Invenergy in 2008, Schultz was a Vice President at Bank of America and at ABN AMRO. She earned a BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

With more than 30 years of electric power industry experience, Kris Zadlo oversees Invenergy’s commercial activities across the U.S., including all FERC markets, pertaining to commercial analytics, energy storage, government and regulatory affairs, strategy, and transmission. He was responsible for establishing the company’s energy storage program and currently oversees Invenergy’s transmission development team. During his career, he has been responsible for interconnecting over 20,000 megawatts of utility-scale projects. Previously, Zadlo was Vice President of Transmission for Calpine Corporation, and earlier held various management positions during his ten years at Commonwealth Edison Company. A Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois, Zadlo graduated cum laude with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute. He has a MS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.