From 2002 to 2014, Tom Cain was Founder and Managing Partner of two CleanTech venture capital firms (SAIL Ventures and EFW Partners) with over $200M in discretionary funds.  Besides acting as Managing Partner, Cain sourced and was the board member for most of the energy storage, renewable energy, motor, media, transportation and energy efficiency investments.

Prior to his venture capital period, Cain did a successful acquisition & turnaround of failing Evans Systems (NASDAQ: EVSI), a Texas based distressed oil and gas business.  This uncovered mothballed fuel terminals on the gulf intracoastal, from which he founded Starco Energy to restore them. Upon completing the first major terminal, Quintana Corp purchased Starco in 2006.

Cain started his career as a technologist and at 22, he founded Distribution Architects International, a supply chain and enterprise resources planning (ERP) software firm.  The firm was acquired by Frontstep Corp (NASDAQ:FSTP) in 1999, with Cain becoming Executive Chairman of the acquisition corp.   Frontstep was acquired by Mapics (NASDAQ:MAPX) in 2003 with Infor acquiring Mapics in 2005 at which time Cain retired from his chairman role.  During Cain’s tenure, the firm he stewarded had grown to 4,500 customers in 70 countries with a staff of 1,200 and $172M in revenues. Over the years Cain received many awards for innovative software breakthroughs and spoke globally as notable entrepreneur.

Cain holds patents in advanced ECM motor design and music tablature in commercial use today. As a young mathematician, Cain worked on the mathematics behind the theta-pinch toroidal plasma stabilization effort to control thermonuclear fusion for direct generation of electricity under the polymath, James Tuck, at Los Alamos Labs. While no solution was found, nor has been, the experience did seed Cain’s lifetime passion for energy, water and the global ecosystem.

Cain, a member of WPO/YPO, founded the YPO Global Supply Chain Conference, was chairman of the MIT Presidents Education, and group led the HBS Presidents Education.  He has served as a board of director on over 30 public and private businesses.  In 2008, Cain authored Best Practices for Energy Venture Capital with Innovation: Finding New Frontiers in Energy Investing. Cain is an alumnus of ASU with undergraduate and graduate studies in mathematics.

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Joyce Haver was front page profiled by the Wall Street Journal as one of Arizona’s leading women in business and politics.  She was also ranked one of the top 10 most influential businesswomen in Greater Phoenix.  and is an SP Senior Investment Advisor with over 25 years’ experience in business development, marketing and working with the public sector.    Built on reputation, referrals and a clear track record of results,

During her eight years as Vice President, of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Joyce was instrumental in the business recruitment and marketing activities that made a significant contribution to the extraordinary growth of Greater Phoenix throughout the 90’s. She acquired project management, business development, marketing and fundraising experience across a broad landscape of business and economic initiatives.  By developing strategic alliances in multiple industries Joyce initiated the development of the national and international relationships that make her so effective today.      She broadened the scope of the organization overseas and managed several international initiatives and events.  She was liaison to foreign embassies on behalf of the organization and the community.

Joyce A. Haver & Associates, established in 1997, a business development, strategic planning and niche marketing  consulting firm serves clients in both the private and public sectors from early stage growth through Fortune 500.   She has raised millions of dollars for political candidates, non-profits, charitable organizations and privately held companies.  Joyce served on President George W. Bush’s National Finance Committee in 2000 & 2004.  She works one on one with CEO’s providing a variety of services to grow their business.  She maintains the relationships she forged through both her philanthropic and professional endeavors and delivers to her clients the credentials and credibility necessary to be effective in the national and international business arena.

Joyce is an astute creative strategist, a powerful advocate and a resourceful and proactive strategic partner.  She has a talent for managing resources and high level relationships towards the successful execution and outcome of complex and critical projects.  Her focus remains the development of Joyce A. Haver & Associates through which she channels her gift for leveraging her own skills, resources and relationships in support of the diverse objectives of her clients.

Joyce lives in Phoenix, Arizona and has a son, Christopher.

For nearly a decade Jason has worked in the municipal, utility, school and hospital sectors. He is an expert in Smart Cities technologies and brings this experience to bear in government and commercial settings.

Prior to joining SP, Jason spent over 7 years as the founder of Brilliant Efficiencies, an energy efficiency solutions provider to government entities.

Simultaneously, Jason has spent over 17 years as a film and television producer and has worked on over 150 film and television projects. Prior, Jason founded and sold a number of technology start ups.

Cary Potter has over 30 years of experience in Financial markets most recently serving as Managing Director of Equity Capital Markets for Key Bank, where he spent 12 years providing execution services and research sales to institutional clients. Prior to joining Key Bank Mr. Potter was Director of Saletrading for 12 years at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette where he was responsible for execution and research coverage for the firms largest clients.

Bio will be available shortly.

Mr. Schirmer’s passion is designing solutions to improve Kentucky’s infrastructure and building assets. As the Managing Director of the Commonwealth Infrastructure Fund (CIF) and Western Kentucky Infrastructure Fund (WKIF), Jake connects private and public entities that are aligned with his passion. CIF and WKIF are each a $125,000,000 funding mechanism for P3 projects throughout Kentucky providing access to alternative funding sources beyond just the taxable and tax-exempt bond market.

Prior to his leadership and involvement with P3 projects, Jake worked in the banking industry for nearly 20 years. As the Vice President of Commercial Lending for a $2.7 billion community bank, he built and managed an organically-grown portfolio of more than $200 million.

Early in his career as a credit analyst, Mr. Schirmer earned an MBA from Illinois State University. Jake holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also a veteran and served in the United States Army.

Erik Steavens is twenty-five-year infrastructure professional with a diverse background in multimodal transportation.  Mr. Steavens currently is the Executive Vice President for tow companies – S.L. King and Associates and S.L. King Technologies.  In this capacity, Mr. Steavens works to advise clients advise on solutions for infrastructure improvements from planning to finance to construction and maintenance.

Previously, Mr. Steavens was the Division Director of Rail Programs for the Texas Department of Transportation and Intermodal Director of the Georgia Department of Transportation. Mr. Steavens career spans all levels of government (federal, state, and local) and the private sector where he established himself as a recognized leader in transportation policy and finance.

He holds Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Steavens began his career at the Planning Commission in Albany, Georgia and was responsible for multi-modal planning of the road, bridges, bicycle, pedestrian, aviation, and transit systems in Dougherty and Lee Counties. Mr. Steavens worked for the Federal Highway Administration for eight years and developed several non-traditional projects, including transit service at Yosemite National Park, financing plans for the Alameda rail project and the Miami Intermodal Center.

He followed up this federal service with work on the previous transportation authorization bill – SAFETEA-LU. In this capacity Mr. Steavens advised senior leadership of the United States House and Senate on policy and financial provisions that were ultimately adopted in the bill. He currently works to advise several staff members in their current efforts to reauthorize the transportation program.  Furthermore, Mr. Steavens works with clients to find grant funding and innovative approaches to finance transportation infrastructure.

He is married to Tina Steavens and they have a young daughter, Lena, who attends St. Francis Day School.  The Steavens live in the Martins Landing neighborhood in Roswell.  Erik has been n member of the community as a leader of his neighborhood association.

Prior to joining Sustainability Partners, Michael was with Deutsche Bank (DB) where he led front-office teams that developed and managed rules-based investment strategies, conducted complex product sales, traded derivatives and structured financial products.  Previously, Michael served as Director of Strategy at VFT Capital and was the lead Risk Manager on the equity trading floor of Nomura Securities International.  Michael began his financial career as a Risk Manager on the OTC derivatives desk at Bank of America.

Michael holds both Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and, upon his graduation, was the recipient of the UCLA Mechanical Engineering Department’s Outstanding Ph.D. Award.  While at UCLA, Michael conducted cutting-edge research on composite material manufacturing, developing and modeling techniques that materially improved process efficiencies.  His UCLA research also focused on transport phenomenon within, and the design of, nuclear power plants.  Michael also holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.