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Meet Mark Laabs

Mark Laabs serves as Chief Executive Officer of American Efficient where he is responsible for setting the organization’s vision and strategy.

Mark’s work is grounded in a conviction that outsized environmental impact and outsized financial returns can go hand in hand, and he brings that ethos to American Efficient. Mark also serves as a Managing Director of Modern Energy, an energy asset management firm; Chairman of Faro Energy, a Latin American solar finance company; and Chairman of the Rare Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to accelerating innovation in cancer research. Mark previously worked at Soligent, Climate Bridge, and McKinsey & Co and graduated as a Robertson Scholar from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. Mark currently lives in Durham and enjoys exploring the Bull City while also stretching his legs by traveling abroad.

Meet Bo Clayton

Bo Clayton is head of Sales and Trading for American Efficient, where he oversees trading, structured finance, and portfolio marketing functions.

Bo also serves as Partner of Modern Energy, a holding company with businesses focused on energy efficiency, distributed generation, demand response, and energy storage. Prior to joining American Efficient, Bo held various trading, marketing, origination, and finance roles at Citigroup, Credit Suisse, and JPMorgan, where he provided strategic planning, risk management, and liquidity services to the firms’ clients in the power sector. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an AB in economics from Harvard College, where he played varsity soccer. Bo lives in Durham with his wife, two sons, and two dogs.

Meet Angela Fox

Angela Fox is the Senior Director of Market Operations at American Efficient where she is responsible for regulatory compliance and both geographic and product diversification.

Previously, Angela worked in business development and diversification for an international non-profit and in operations for a defense consulting firm. She graduated from Duke University with distinction and now lives in Durham with her husband and son.

Meet Tayler Dalpe

Tayler Dalpe is the Senior Director of Finance at American Efficient where she is responsible for implementing and maintaining comprehensive financial and accounting policies, practices, and procedures.

She began her career in public accounting at KPMG in Los Angeles and, as a finance executive and CPA, brings over 25 years of experience from companies ranging in size from start-ups to multi-million dollar organizations.  Tayler is an active member in Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), serves on the Boards of EO and St. Jude Media Ministry, and successfully lead one of two initiatives that were instrumental in the Town of Holly Springs (NC) receiving its Certified Entrepreneurial Community designation.  Tayler and her husband John met through competitive ballroom dancing and have been married for over 20 years.

Meet Pete Curtice

Pete Curtice is Head of Origination for American Efficient, where he is responsible for partnerships, products and program management.

Prior to joining American Efficient, Pete held various leadership roles at SAS Institute and Opower, where he led energy efficiency and demand response sales for Investor Owned Utilities. He is the past Chair of the Board for the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance and has served on the boards for the Special Olympics North Carolina and Urban Ministries of Wake County. Pete holds an MBA from the Fuqua School at Duke University and BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives in Raleigh with his partner Maria and his three kids – Jack, Noah and Barrett.

Meet Sterling Bowen

Sterling Bowen is the Director of EE Programs at American Efficient, where he originates and manages incentive programs for efficient consumer products.

Sterling Bowen is the Director of EE Programs at American Efficient, where he originates and manages incentive programs for efficient consumer products. Prior to his role with AE, Sterling worked in the solar sector in an EPC-sales capacity. Over almost a decade he was involved in implementing distributed energy projects throughout the mid-Atlantic for utilities, federal agencies, and commercial businesses. Sterling also spent time in the public sector with the North Carolina Energy Office, where he managed internal and external communications. Sterling attended UNCC as a Cameron Scholar, where he graduated with Interdisciplinary Honors. He is a father of two who lives in Raleigh with his wife, Jessica, where he enjoys kendo, ACC basketball and the thriving food culture of the Triangle.

Meet Eric Butter

Eric Butter is the Senior Director of Technology, managing the technology and risk infrastructure for American Efficient.

He was formerly a risk analyst and Head of Technology for Tenor Capital, a New York based investment adviser. Eric Butter is an affiliate and former member of the Managed Funds Association Technology Committee, a member of the Alternative Investment Technology Executives Club, a former Startingbloc Institute Fellow, and a trainee of the Center for Creative Leadership. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Robertson Scholar. Eric enjoys fixing up his house with his wife and riding his motorcycle.

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Meet Kara Mountcastle

Kara Mountcastle is an Operations Analyst at American Efficient, where she supports all Director roles, with a specific focus on management of existing programs.

She also serves on the board of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. Prior to joining AE, she worked in project management at a financial services consulting firm, and as a field organizer during the 2016 election. Kara graduated with honors from Davidson College, and equally splits her basketball allegiance between the Wildcats and UNC Tar Heels.

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Meet April Smith

April Smith is Director of Finance.

Prior to joining American Efficient, April worked in Accounting for Chesapeake Energy, a large american petroleum and natural gas exploration company for 20 years. She is experienced in financial operations, compliance and managing processes in scale up organizations. April is a recent transplant to North Carolina and lives in Raleigh with her husband and son and enjoys spending time outdoors either hiking or unwinding at the beach.

Meet Daniel Arneman

Daniel joined American Efficient when the company acquired PlotWatt, where he was VP of Analytics. Prior to PlotWatt, Daniel managed the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Climate Action Program, working make the campus climate-neutral by 2050. He holds a PhD from UNC Chapel Hill and a BS from the University of Kentucky. In his spare time, Daniel likes to get his hands dirty in his permaculture garden in Hillsborough, where he lives with his wife and two sons.

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