James Wang

SPAC Board of Directors and Advisory Council -

Chief investment officer (CIO)

  • Former Managing Director & Principal - ARA Partners, an Industrial Decarbonization Private Equity Fund ($1.5B AUM) with key sector investments including Industrial & Manufacturing, Chemicals & Materials, Energy Efficiency & Green Fuels

  • Deal quarterback on private equity investments responsible for screening, sourcing, due diligence, execution & monitoring

  • Executed buyouts Blue Whale Materials, Fluitron, Inc. Path Environmental Technology, Priority Power & Centric Infrastructure Group

  • Experience in CCUS, hydrogen, solar, storage, geothermal, RNG, biomass, energy efficiency, recycling & other decarb enablers

  • Raised over $500M in capital over his tenure with ARA & First Reserve

  • Vice President & Associate of First Reserve - Upstream, Midstream, Energy Infrastructure services & utility services

  • Investment Banking Analyst for Lehman Brothers - M & A specialist in capital market transactions

  • Audit & Assurance for Deloitte & Touche

  • Financial Analyst Intern for Shell Exploration & Production Company

  • University of Texas - M.P.A. & M.B.A.