Matt Cheney is CEO of Renewable Ventures, A Fotowatio Company, which was formed in 2009 when Fotowatio acquired MMA Renewable Ventures.  As CEO, Mr. Cheney oversees the direction of the Company.

Previously, Mr. Cheney was CEO and founder of Renewable Ventures LLC, a subsidiary of NUON Renewable Ventures USA LLC. Mr. Cheney also served as Director of North American Business Development for NUON NV in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  

In addition to developing and implementing Nuon’s North American renewable energy portfolio strategies, Mr. Cheney managed U.S. mergers and acquisitions as a member of Nuon’s Amsterdam-based global M&A team, placing more than $500 million of $2 billion in potential investment capital.

Mr. Cheney has more than twenty-five years in the fields of civil engineering, energy, and environment, including experience with the U.S. Agency for International Development in South America, the National Rural Electric Co-op Association’s International Programs, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Utility PhotoVoltaic Group, now the Solar Electric Power Association.

Mr. Cheney has a Bachelor’s degree from The American University and a Master’s Degree from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, both in Washington D.C.