Charles M. Conner

Mr. Charles Conner is Investment Director for Ventus and the Chief Investment Officer for Temporis Wind.
He has 13 years experience as an investment banker, including 5 years with Salomon Brothers and three years with Dumas West & Co in London, where he was a Managing Director.
After leaving investment banking, he was an entrepreneur for 7 years, during which period he formed, managed and sold two companies in the IT and telecommunication sectors in Europe.
During 2000 and 2001, he was employed by Enron Europe, where he originated and structured energy outsourcing transactions, with an emphasis on reduction of energy consumption and emissions.
He has substantial experience in the financing of various sectors of the energy industry, including exploration and development, pipelines, oilfield equipment, distributed generation and renewable energy.
He holds a BS degree from Purdue University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.