Team
Randy Roy
Steve Meyer
Steve Meyer
Randy is an energy industry entrepreneur focused on developing and deploying technologies that improve energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. During his 30-year career in the energy industry,
Randy has been involved in evaluating, financing and developing many alternative energy technologies, including solar, wind, ethanol, bio diese
Randy is an energy industry entrepreneur focused on developing and deploying technologies that improve energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. During his 30-year career in the energy industry,
Randy has been involved in evaluating, financing and developing many alternative energy technologies, including solar, wind, ethanol, bio diesel, landfill methane and solid waste recovery. He led the construction and operation of an ethanol terminal in Baltimore and was part of the team that developed and constructed a 50-million gallon per year plant in Illinois, serving on its Board of Directors, and raising $30 million to complete project construction.
Randy earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Cincinnati and his Master’s in Business Administration from Georgetown University.
Steve Meyer
Steve Meyer
Steve Meyer
Steve serves as CEO of Carbon Sink. He has more than 30 years of experience in energy and infrastructure development, including numerous projects in the conventional and renewable energy sectors. Steve has managed large and complex power businesses, the largest of which had staff of 4800 people.
He has led all phases of developing new bu
Steve serves as CEO of Carbon Sink. He has more than 30 years of experience in energy and infrastructure development, including numerous projects in the conventional and renewable energy sectors. Steve has managed large and complex power businesses, the largest of which had staff of 4800 people.
He has led all phases of developing new businesses. In addition, he has led teams that acquired businesses in the sector with deal sizes up to $2 billion. Most recently Steve has provided consulting support services to infrastructure projects in the Balkans and southern Africa. Steve has excelled, in part, by having a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the business in which he has been involved.
Steve earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and his MBA from Syracuse University.
Jim McVaney
Steve Meyer
Joshua Pearson
Jim leads Carbon Sink's business development, communications and capital development efforts. He
has more than two decades of experience representing companies in the energy, chemicals, agriculture, biotechnology, aviation and fin-tech sectors before governments and international bodies. He has won state and federal funding for conventi
Jim leads Carbon Sink's business development, communications and capital development efforts. He
has more than two decades of experience representing companies in the energy, chemicals, agriculture, biotechnology, aviation and fin-tech sectors before governments and international bodies. He has won state and federal funding for conventional and renewable energy projects and tax credits for alternative fuels.
Jim has extensive experience in the renewable energy and fuels industries, as well as chemicals and aviation. He has won federal and state grant funding for energy R&D and commercial project developments, led successful efforts to modernize federal energy laws.
Most recently he led Bayer AG's advocacy efforts to win US regulatory approval for the acquisition of The Monsanto Company.
Jim earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Georgia and a Master’s in Business Administration from Georgetown University.
Joshua Pearson
Dr. Harold Wright
Joshua Pearson
Josh is a Subject Matter Expert in Conventional, Alternative, and Renewable Energy and Technology Development in these areas. During his 20+ year career he has accumulated 8 patents focusing on converting woody biomass to syngas for liquid fuels production.
Mr. Pearson has global experience in project management, engineering, constructi
Josh is a Subject Matter Expert in Conventional, Alternative, and Renewable Energy and Technology Development in these areas. During his 20+ year career he has accumulated 8 patents focusing on converting woody biomass to syngas for liquid fuels production.
Mr. Pearson has global experience in project management, engineering, construction, and managing projects ranging from $10’s MM - $100’s MM. He was the Principal Investigator for the Clear Fuels - Rentech Integrated Biorefinery Pilot Project for Diesel and Jet Fuel Production by Thermochemical Conversion of Woodwaste, funded by DOE.
Josh earned both a Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering and a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining from the Colorado School of Mines,.
Dr. Harold Wright
Dr. Harold Wright
Dr. Harold Wright
Dr. Harold Wright
Dr. Harold Wright
Dr. Wright is an energy industry executive with broad background in both renewable and conventional energy, fuels and associated technologies. He has industrial experience moving technologies from lab scale through demonstration scale to commercial deployment.
He is a proven innovator with more than 65 US patents issued, has authored o
Dr. Wright is an energy industry executive with broad background in both renewable and conventional energy, fuels and associated technologies. He has industrial experience moving technologies from lab scale through demonstration scale to commercial deployment.
He is a proven innovator with more than 65 US patents issued, has authored or co-authored hundreds of proposals to governmental and private entities, winning more than $100 million of private and public funding.
In addition, Harold is a Registered Patent Agent; authorized to practice Patent Law before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Before beginning his career with Conoco he earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and a B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia. Doctor Wright was selected as a Member of the University of Missouri Chemical Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni and is member of AIChE and the American Chemical Society.
Advisory Committee
Paul Hanrahan
Admiral Jim Watson (USCG Ret.)
Paul Hanrahan
Paul has more than 30 years of experience in power industries across the world. Prior to his appointment on the Globeleq Board, he served for nearly two years as Globeleq’s CEO. Before that, he founded and subsequently sold American Capital Energy & Infrastructure, a private equity group focused on global investments in energy infrastru
Paul has more than 30 years of experience in power industries across the world. Prior to his appointment on the Globeleq Board, he served for nearly two years as Globeleq’s CEO. Before that, he founded and subsequently sold American Capital Energy & Infrastructure, a private equity group focused on global investments in energy infrastructure investments.
From 2002-2011, Paul served as the CEO of The AES Corporation, a 30,000-person global power company with assets in 30 countries. Paul is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Prior to beginning his business career, he served as a line officer on a fast-attack nuclear submarine in the US Navy.
Paul currently sits on the board of publicly traded Ingredion, Inc. (NYSE: INGR); Virgin Investments-backed BMR Energy, a company developing renewable energy projects in the Caribbean; and is an advisor to JERA Co, Inc, a Japan-based energy firm.
Joe Kelliher
Admiral Jim Watson (USCG Ret.)
Paul Hanrahan
Joseph T. Kelliher has served in senior executive roles in both the electric power industry and the U.S. Federal Government, bringing to Carbon Sink expansive understanding of the sector and regulatory environment.
From 2009 to 2020, Mr. Kelliher was Executive Vice President of NextEra Energy, Inc., a Fortune 200 company. In this role he
Joseph T. Kelliher has served in senior executive roles in both the electric power industry and the U.S. Federal Government, bringing to Carbon Sink expansive understanding of the sector and regulatory environment.
From 2009 to 2020, Mr. Kelliher was Executive Vice President of NextEra Energy, Inc., a Fortune 200 company. In this role he was responsible for developing and executing federal regulatory strategy for the company and its principal subsidiaries: NextEra Energy Resources and Florida Power & Light Company. NextEra is the largest electricity company in the U.S., one of the largest renewable energy producers and one of the few truly national electricity companies, operating in every region and every organized market, with multiple business lines subject to federal regulation.
Before joining NextEra, Mr. Kelliher served as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2005 to 2009. As Chairman he guided the efficient implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the largest expansion in FERC regulatory authority since the 1930s, and advanced reforms to strengthen the U.S. electricity and natural gas infrastructure.
Mr. Kelliher has spent his entire professional career working on energy policy matters, serving in a variety of roles in both the public and private sectors. These include senior policy advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy, majority counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, as well as positions with private corporations, trade associations and law firms.
After earning a Bachelors of Science degree from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, Mr. Kelliher graduated magna cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree from The American University Washington College of Law.
Admiral Jim Watson (USCG Ret.)
Admiral Jim Watson (USCG Ret.)
Admiral Jim Watson (USCG Ret.)
Jim Watson serves as a Senior Advisor to Carbon Sink. With more than 30 years of leadership experience with the US Coast Guard, the US Department of Interior and the American Bureau of Shipping, Admiral Watson (Ret.) brings unparalleled knowledge of the maritime industry, its criticality to global commerce and efforts to mitigate its e
Jim Watson serves as a Senior Advisor to Carbon Sink. With more than 30 years of leadership experience with the US Coast Guard, the US Department of Interior and the American Bureau of Shipping, Admiral Watson (Ret.) brings unparalleled knowledge of the maritime industry, its criticality to global commerce and efforts to mitigate its environmental impact.
Most recently he was Senior Vice President at the American Bureau of Shipping, the world’s foremost technical and standard-setting body for the shipping and off-shore energy industries, where he led Global Government Services, was President of the Americas Division, and has been involved in shaping policies to help reduce emissions from the shipping and off-shore operations.
Prior to joining ABS, Watson served as Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement at the US Department of Interior. In this role he provided regulatory oversight for energy exploration and production on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. Before becoming BSEE Director, Watson served as the US Coast Guard’s Director of Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, where his responsibilities included commercial vessel safety and security, ports and cargo safety and security and maritime investigations. He was also designated as the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the government-wide response to the Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Watson earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Marine Engineering from USCGA in 1978. He received his Master of Science in Naval Architecture and his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1985. Watson earned an additional Master of Science in Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in 2001.