Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Angel

Kevin Walsh leads GE Energy Financial Services' Power and Renewable Energy group, which invests in thermal and renewable energy projects. Renewable Energy has been a strategic growth initiative at the GE unit, which today holds a portfolio of equity and debt commitments for more than 190 projects with the capacity to generate more than 11 gigawatts of power from the wind, sun, biomass, water, geothermal and other renewable energy sources.

Mr. Walsh's group also makes equity investments in thermal electricity-generating, transmission and distribution assets. The GE business unit holds investments in power projects with a capacity to produce nearly 30 gigawatts, equivalent to the installed generating capacity of Norway.

Mr. Walsh serves on the board of directors of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), is a member of the Leadership Council of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), is an active member of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and is a frequent speaker at energy conferences on energy project investing.

Previously, Mr. Walsh was responsible for the management of GE Energy Financial Services' global portfolio of all energy investments, as well as related portfolio sales and reinvestment. Since joining the predecessor of GE Energy Financial Services, GE Structured Finance, in 1990, Mr. Walsh has held GE positions in Energy, Capital Markets, Industrial and eBusiness.

Mr. Walsh graduated cum laude from Fairfield University, where he received a B.S. in Business Management. He is a graduate of General Electric's Financial Management Program.