Hubert Gutsa
CEO
Founder
Education: Current Fellow at Columbia University’s School of Climate; MBA; CFA; Bachelor of Banking and Finance.
Hubert has 10 years of experience in infrastructure funds management. He has developed, financed, and managed large PPPs and private infrastructure portfolios in energy, property, ports, and rail. He has managed teams in Sydney, London, Johannesburg, and New York. He worked closely with Marriott International to create infrastructure opportunities for cultural preservation and climate development.
Farai Gundan
Partner/ Investment Committee
Chair of Audit and Remuneration
Education: MPA, Harvard Kennedy School of Government; MBA, Florida A&M University.
Farai is an effective leader in corporate strategy, finance, and communications. She has managed multicultural teams at KPMG and DAIMLER CHRYSLER in Michigan, Detroit, overseeing and leading client engagements, strategy, financial reporting, and project management. Gundan is an Edward S. Mason Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Ms. Gundan serves on the board of advisors for the Harvard Africa Policy Journal.
Dr. Michael Dorsey
Chairman of Investment Committee
Education: M.F.S. Yale University; Ph.D. Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, University of Michigan.
Dr. Dorsey presently holds the Chair & Directorship of the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service. He sits on the Investment Advisory Committee of the William C Graustein Memorial Fund. Dr. Dorsey was a member of President Clinton’s Council on Sustainable Development and Barack Obama’s energy and environment presidential campaign team.
Randy David
COO
Venture Partner
Education: Series 7 & 63 Holder, Life, Accident & Health Insurance Holder FINRA.
Randy joined Scalar in Sep 2022. He brings 20 years of experience as an investment manager on Wall Street. Randy has an impressive track record of identifying promising growth sectors for capital investments with Broadstreet private equity. Randy will continue to lead Scalar on opportunities in Broadstreet’s $3 billion pipeline in property development transactions.
Ritha Pierre Part
Investment Committee
Chair of Governance
Education: J.D. Fordham University School of Law, M.S Bioethics, Columbia, BA Government and Politics, St. John’s University.
Currently, Deputy General Counsel at RiseBoro Community Partnership. Formerly worked as Associate Labor Counsel and Human Resources Director for Highgate, as well as Associate General Counsel at SEIU Local 32 BJ. She also worked as an Assistant District Attorney at the Kings County District Attorney's Office.
Francis Barram
Investment Committee
Independent Technical Board
MS Energy Management, ESCP; BS Economics, University of Queensland.
Francis is an energy management thought leader and business entrepreneur. He is a leading global sustainability advisor and published author of “How to Profit from Climate Change.” Francis developed the proven approach of Least Cost Energy Services and frameworks to uncover energy waste, including “Energy as Profit Centre” and “Energy Value Chain Optimization.”
Oliver Chivore
Investment Committee
Chair of Risk
Education: MS Liberal Arts Harvard, MBA Finance Mercer University, MMA Finance Georgia State.
Oliver is the Founder and Managing Partner of Investors Capital Partners (“ICP”). Investors are an impact private equity fund focused on emerging markets. Before IPC, Oliver has more than 16 years of strategy and finance experience in the USA. Oliver led strategy at Cratos Capital (Deutsche Bank), Bank of America, and Cictco Fund.
Dr. Doratha Byrd
Investment Committee
Environment and Social Chair
Education: Ph.D. Epidemiology, Emory; Masters of Public Health, Epidemiology
Dorotha is extensively trained in epidemiological methods, with particular emphasis on cancer, social, and molecular epidemiology. Her research focuses on elucidating the interrelationships among modifiable dietary and lifestyle exposures, the microbiome, and cancer risk and progression using equitable approaches. Her focus includes using multilevel approaches, encompassing an array of social determinants of health (e.g., built environment), to inform the reduction of the cancer burden among marginalized communities.
Michael Grimm
CIO/ Investment Committee
Education: MBA, Thunderbird School. BBA Eastern Michigan University, Certificate Energy Innovation, Stanford.
Entrepreneurial clean energy expert with 16+ years of experience including advisory and underwriting on nearly US$30bn in project finance transactions in the power and infrastructure. Strong understanding of project finance, corporate finance, legal contracts, accounting, and negotiations. Expert in underwriting and structuring projects.
Hannah Waxman
ESG and Impact Officer
Education: MBA and MS Sustainable Business, BS Environmental Engineering Northwestern University.
Hannah joined Scalar in 2022. Hannah has expertise in engineering and sustainable business strategy. Her experience working in clean tech on the engineering and business development side as well as consulting across industries in the private sector has led to an understanding of impact measurement. Hannah is developing the Scalar impact strategy and ESG measurements.
Virgil Francis
Business Development Manager
Education: Series 7 & 63 Holder, Life, Accident & Health Insurance Holder FINRA.
A well-established financial advisor in New York. Virgil's 20 years of experience includes securities, insurance, and mortgage services. Virgil has deep-rooted relationships providing financing to real estate trust clients. He has worked with commercial real estate valuation, sale and acquisition, and portfolio investment.
Arnab Carttajee
Measurement and Verification, Fund Engineer
Education: MS Engineering, University of Pretoria; BS Engineering University of Pretoria.
Arnab joined Scalar as a consultant in June 2022. Arnab focuses on energy production and creating techno-economic models. Arnab is a registered CEM and CMVP in Atlanta. Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Arnab has published research on energy efficiency and demand-side management.