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Prad Nadakuduty
Senior Director, Finance at Catalyze Energy - Renewable Energy Corporate Finance - Distributed Solar + Storage + EV Charging
Pradyumna Nadakuduty is a seasoned renewable energy project developer and project finance professional with a diverse background in energy industry projects. He is deeply interested in the nexus of clean energy systems, developing economies, and international development. Pradyumna is highly motivated to drive investments into the renewable energy sector and facilitate the commercialization of clean energy solutions in untapped global markets.
Pradyumna has a wealth of experience in project development and financing within the energy sector. He is currently a Level II CFA candidate and has a broad skill set spanning M&A investment banking, information technology, and start-ups. His professional focus areas include international energy policy, emerging energy technologies, environmental sustainability, and personal finance. Beyond work, Pradyumna enjoys snowboarding, playing drums, and engaging in volunteer child mentoring initiatives.
His specialties encompass a range of competencies such as partnership flip tax equity negotiation, renewable power purchase agreement contract negotiation, solar project development with NYISO and PJM, renewable project financing, electricity economics, renewable energy policy analysis, greenfield project development, site acquisition, rural electrification strategies, insight into Asian energy markets, utility mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration, utility growth strategy, cost optimization, and organization design.
Pradyumna holds a Master's Degree in International Energy Policy from The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Bachelor's Degree with dual majors in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Economics from Duke University. He has held various roles at reputable organizations including Senior Director at Catalyze, Asset Management Executive at Climate Fund Managers, Solar Project Development and Project Finance at GE Solar, Distributed Generation Solar Project Developer at SunEdison, among others.
