Thanks for looking me up. I’m the founder and publisher of The Clean Energy Review, aka The Review.
If for some odd reason you want the long version of my bio, you can get it on this wikipedia page; but below is a professional summary normally used for speaking engagements and such.
Carlos St James
As one of the leading voices of the renewable energy industry in emerging markets, Carlos St. James has his finger on the pulse of the industry like few individuals. He is in regular contact with government officials, private sector industry leaders and visionaries from all walks of life with whom he shares ideas and from whom he gets inspiration.
He has spoken at conferences in almost three dozen countries across five continents to discuss the significance of the shift towards renewable energies on job and wealth creation, sustainability of infrastructure projects such as wind and solar.
He has worked tirelessly and with great passion to help establish solid foundations for the clean energy industry around the world.
- Argentina: upon seeing the renewable energy potential in the windswept Patagonia and the Atacama desert in the north, he co-founded the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber in Buenos Aires, serving as President in its formative years;
- Latin America: as early board member and the first President of the Latin American & Caribbean Council on Renewable Energy in Washington, D.C.
- Middle East: he saw the need to begin building investment bridges between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations and Latin America and founded the Middle East-Americas Energy Council in Doha, Qatar, where he served as chairman of the board.
- Texas: he became a board member of the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance (TREIA) in 2019, a non-profit that dates to 1984, where the potential for clean energy as complement to traditional energy sources is enormous.
His private sector background has been focused primarily on finance and bringing together stakeholders so that deals get done. He advises governments on renewable energy policy, counsels private equity firms seeking to enter the region; and brings together stakeholders, including investors, for new energy projects.
He obtained his undergraduate degree in international economics from DePaul University and his masters in international relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
