Jim Rice

Jim Rice is an energy industry professional with over 30 years experience in the sector. He has operated, financed and invested in energy assets during his career. He has experience leading numerous m&a, corporate finance, and merchant banking transactions relating to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and public & private fund-raising. Prior to developing Riverstone/Carlyle's power sector private equity effort from 2002 – 2004, Mr. Rice was a Managing Director and Group Head leading Wachovia Securities' Utility & Power Technology Group from 2000-2002. Prior to Wachovia, Mr. Rice was a Managing Director in the Natural Resources & Power Group at J.P. Morgan & Co. He began his career on Wall Street at Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 1988-1994. Mr. Rice served as a nuclear-trained U.S. Naval Officer, serving onboard the ballistic missile submarine USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN 641). He has a BS in Mathematics (Operations Analysis) from the United States Naval Academy and a MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.