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Douglas Kimmelman

Executive Chairman and Founder, ECP
Mr. Kimmelman is Executive Chairman and Founder of ECP having established the firm in 2005. ECP merged with Bridgepoint in 2024 and is now listed on the LSE. Prior to founding ECP, Mr. Kimmelman spent 22 years with Goldman Sachs and was named a General Partner of the firm in 1996, exclusively focused on the energy and utility sectors. Mr. Kimmelman holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School. ECP/Bridgepoint now has nearly $100bn of AUM and are one of the largest energy infrastructure investors in the U.S., having completed projects in all 50 states. ECP has owned over 83GW of power generation capacity across fossil and renewable power assets. ECP recently announced the $30bn sale of Calpine to Constellation Energy, making this one of the most profitable private investments ever in the private equity as well as the energy, utility and infrastructure sectors. ECP has also led projects across carbon capture, renewable fuels, waste to energy, recycling, energy efficiency and battery storage. ECP has offices in Summit, NJ, New York, San Diego, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney, Abu Dhabi and London. Philanthropically, Mr. Kimmelman, alongside his four children, is developing one of the largest non-profit community academic and athletic centers in the country in LA in honor of his late wife. He is partnering on the project with Tiger Woods's charitable foundation and the United States Tennis Association.