Gene Alessandrini is Regional Vice President for PJM, MISO, Southeast and ERCOT for Brookfield Renewable’s U.S. business, leading asset management, trading, origination, and regulatory affairs and policy.

Mr. Alessandrini, who joined Brookfield Renewable in 2018, has more than 20 years of energy industry experience with diverse retail and wholesale energy expertise. Prior to Brookfield Renewable, he held several leadership roles at PPL Corporation and Exelon Generation Co., including overseeing trading, origination and market analytics.

Mr. Alessandrini holds an MBA from the University of Delaware and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University.

Marco Talamo is Regional Vice President for New York & West markets for Brookfield Renewable’s U.S. business, managing all commercial initiatives including trading, origination, business development, asset optimization, regulatory affairs and state policy.

Mr. Talamo joined Brookfield in 2018, bringing 20-plus years of experience in the energy industry. He spent the majority of his career prior to Brookfield Renewable with Morgan Stanley in Commodities Sales & Trading, where he held commercial management and trading roles focused on power markets.

Mr. Talamo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance/Business Administration from the Binghamton University School of Management.

Ben Vallieres is Regional Vice President for New England, managing commercial operations, including asset optimization, trading, origination, business development, regulatory affairs and policy.

Mr. Vallieres, who joined Brookfield Renewable in 2018, has more than 20 years of trading and leadership experience in the industry. Previously he held senior trading and management positions with energy companies and financial institutions, including Credit-Suisse, BP, and PG&E Energy Trading. He also worked in commercial development at Hydro-Québec.

Mr. Vallieres holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Université du Québec and pursued a Master in Finance degree from Laval University.

Steve Eckert is Vice President of Commercial Development for Brookfield Renewable’s U.S. business, responsible for structuring and providing commercial support for complex and longer-term transactions across the regions.

Mr. Eckert joined Brookfield Renewable in 2010, drawing from nearly 30 years of experience in the electric utility sector, including as a lead developer for an offshore wind project and a 1,000-megawatt hydroelectric facility in British Columbia. He also served as the CEO of a mid-sized power marketing firm and spent 16 years in various roles at Duke Energy, becoming Senior Vice President of Duke Energy’s Latin America operations.

Mr. Eckert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Queens College. He is a registered professional engineer.

Julian Ellison is Vice President for Commercial and Industrial Origination for Brookfield Renewable’s U.S. business, leading sales, marketing and origination for the C&I sector.

Mr. Ellison, who joined Brookfield Renewable in 2019, has two decades of leadership experience in commercial origination, business development, operations, finance, and risk management. Prior to Brookfield Renewable, he held origination roles at Enel Green Power and Telysium Energy. Prior to that, he was Chief Operating Officer for Morgan Stanley’s Power & Gas Commodities Group. Before Morgan Stanley, he was an energy advisor in Ernst & Young’s Risk Management Advisory Practice. He started his career at TXU as a project manager and risk analyst in the U.S. and Europe.

Mr. Ellison holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas A&M University at Commerce.

Oded Hirsch is Chief Risk Officer for Brookfield Renewable’s U.S. business, overseeing the management of market, credit, generation, operational and regulatory compliance risks for energy marketing and trading in the U.S. His group also provides support with quantitative modelling, generation asset management and leading key processes across the U.S. Platform.

Since joining Brookfield Renewable in 2012, Mr. Hirsch has held several leadership roles in Risk Management, supporting the business during its rapid growth phase in the U.S. Mr. Hirsch has extensive business leadership experience, including serving as the CEO of a construction services company with more than 100 employees and as the co-founder of an alternative asset management firm.

Mr. Hirsch holds an executive MBA in Financial Engineering and Banking from the Hebrew University.

Jeff Meigel is Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, for Brookfield Renewable’s U.S. business, responsible for overall strategy and execution of all capital formation activities for the U.S. Platform.

Mr. Meigel joined Brookfield Renewable U.S. following the completion of Brookfield Renewable’s merger with TerraForm Power, where he served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Mr. Meigel’s leadership within TerraForm Power, starting from its initial public offering in 2014, has been essential for driving growth and capital markets execution. Mr. Meigel has spent the last 15 years focused on direct investment and financing activity, leading over $20 billion in transactions across the energy, industrial and infrastructure sectors.

Mr. Meigel holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Plattsburgh State and a Masters in Business Administration from Babson College.

As Chief Executive Officer in Brookfield’s Renewable Power Group, Valerie Hannah is responsible for leading and developing the Distributed Energy Resources business.

Ms. Hannah joined Brookfield in 2011, and since then has held a number of roles, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer of TerraForm Power, and prior to that, as the Chief Financial Officer for the Renewable Power Group’s North American business. Prior to joining Brookfield, Ms. Hannah held a senior finance role in a large Canadian public company.

Ms. Hannah holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University, a Graduate Diploma from McGill University and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants.

As a Vice President of Development in Brookfield’s Renewable Power Group’s Distributed Energy Resources business, Carlos Floresguerra supports origination and the development of comprehensive distributed energy solutions for customers.

Prior to joining Brookfield in 2019, Mr. Floresguerra was the Head of Development at GE’s solar development platform, leading project development and finance teams. Prior to GE, he led the project development group at Safari Energy, rolling out national solar portfolios for large REIT customers.

Mr. Floresguerra earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Marketing from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

As a Vice President of Development in Brookfield’s Renewable Power Group’s Distributed Energy Resources business, Elizabeth Mayo is responsible for technical guidance in the development ofend-to-end behind-the-meter solutions.

Before joining Brookfield in 2020, Ms. Mayo was the Global Director of Solar Services at Underwriter’s Laboratory, managing the Solar Consulting Business, including due diligence, energy services and asset management. Prior to that, she was Head of Department at DNV GL, and she ran the operation of the PV Evolution Testing labs for modules, inverters and batteries.

Ms. Mayo holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science Education degree from Florida State University. She also received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from California Institute of Technology.

Peter Toomey is Vice President of Commercial Operations in Brookfield’s Distributed Energy Resources business, responsible for engaging with customers, originating new business opportunities and enhancing revenues from the company’s existing portfolio of distributed energy resources.

Mr. Toomey has 15 years of commercial experience in the renewable power sector and joined Brookfield’s TerraForm Power platform in 2018, where he was responsible for managing all power and renewable energy credit (REC) marketing activities. Prior to Joining Brookfield, Mr. Toomey held a number of origination and power marketing roles at SunPower, Evolution Markets, and Avangrid Renewables.

Mr. Toomey holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Yale University and a Master of Science in Technology and Socio-economic Planning from Roskilde University in Denmark.