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ENTRA1 Energy is an American independent global energy production company developing, financing and owning plants, with a diversified portfolio across the production of electricity, hydrogen, process heat and desalinated water.
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ENTRA1 is NuScale's exclusive global strategic partner commercializing the NuScale SMR Technology. Through this partnership, ENTRA1 develops, finances, owns and operates energy production plants powered by the NuScale SMR Technology.
The global energy transition requires more than 16,000 GW of zero-carbon generation capacity additions through 2040. Nuclear is the only viable solution to immediately address the need for carbon-free, baseload and reliable energy, and SMRs are the future of customizable power generation solutions.
NuScale is years ahead of the competition as the technology provider and producer of the only SMRs that have U.S. nuclear regulatory approval, are in active production today, are ready for commercial deployment, and are based on proven technology that uses widely available nuclear fuel.
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Skip Alvarado
Wadié Joseph Habboush
Tolga Kantarci
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from Georgetown University and a B.S. (magna cum laude) in Accountancy from the American University’s Kogod School of Business (Phi Beta Kappa). He is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.
negotiating complex transactions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and equity offerings. Mr. Habboush has experience in corporate strategy, compliance and corporate governance serving on boards of directors and other committees as Chairman and Member in connection with multinational corporations’ affiliates/JVs that included Fluor Corp, Halliburton, Cogentrix Energy, SK Energy, Hanwha, etc. Mr. Habboush has been an active investor for 15+ years in emerging technologies and clean energy opportunities with a focus on energy security and decarbonization drivers. Mr. Habboush holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.)
Business Development at Habboush Group evaluating and executing energy and infrastructure investments and leading deal processes with total asset value of $2b. Prior to joining Habboush Group, Mr. Kantarci was a Senior Director at Blackstone in New York (6 years) and then in London (3 years) managing M&A and restructuring transactions (e.g., AIG’s corporate restructuring including the initial $85b of assistance from the Federal Reserve Bank of NY) and evaluating, executing, and structuring private equity deals for Blackstone PE with a total deal value of $105b. He started his career as a member of Morgan Stanley’s M&A Group in New York working on
Most notably included responsibility for extinguishing 700-plus oil/gas well fires in Kuwait after Operation Desert Storm and rebuilding Kuwait’s oil & gas infrastructure which extended through construction of Kuwait’s Five-Year Major Projects Program. Held responsibility for 2,500+ professionals which included project managers, engineers and project controls personnel based in Bechtel offices worldwide with 16,000 craft and field personnel. Integrally involved in contract negotiations which included an extensive financial incentive structure.
principal investments with operating management coverage of the Special Situations Group’s international power asset portfolio and daily responsibilities that included acquisitions, restructurings, project financings, project development, execution, portfolio operations, financial management, operational management, compliance, risk management, and exit management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Habboush practiced corporate law at the London, New York, and Washington offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. As a member of the firm's corporate group, Mr. Habboush represented both private and public companies, institutional investors, and private equity funds. His practice focused on fund formations, structuring, financing, and
international law firm where she focused her legal practice on international dispute resolution and compliance. She advised clients on corporate-related transactions and establishing governance. Prior to Skadden, she practiced international dispute resolution and corporate law in Paris where she was a member of another leading international law firm, Salans LLP (now Dentons). She is a French national, and has been admitted to the practice of law in England & Wales, New York, District of Columbia, and Paris. She obtained a post-graduate LL.M. (with distinction) from Georgetown University Law Centre and a Licence en Droit (with
of the Board of Trustees. In addition, he is President of the Phi Delta Alpha Corporation, and has sat on the boards of TeenAIDS PeerCorps and the Bridging the Rift Foundation. Mr. Faux received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and a Master's degree in International Economics/International Relations from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
globally executing and managing a $20 billion program.
Skip Alvarado is an American senior executive with 40+ years of international and domestic experience in the energy and infrastructure industry responsible for PnL, corporate programs, strategy and operations of large-scale and Fortune companies. He currently serves as Chief Projects Officer at ENTRA1 Energy, a strategic leadership role dedicated to selecting, prioritizing, overseeing, and managing the organization’s projects and execution/operations related thereto. He is also a Board Director of ENTRA1 NuScale LLC. Previously, senior member of Bechtel’s executive team as Manager of Projects responsible for managing Bechtel’s most complex and special situation projects
Asia/Pacific. He also managed sales and relationship management teams at Chase's Private Bank in EMEA, Latin America, and Asia/Pacific. He is a founding partner of an American private investment firm for technology-focused businesses that has launched six companies. Mr. Faux also is senior partner at International Advisory Partners, a firm that counsels public and private entities on economic, commercial and infrastructure development in their home countries, as well as on opportunities for domestic entities in regional and global markets. Mr. Faux is active in philanthropic and non-profit initiatives, such as the King's Academy in Jordan, where he served as the Treasurer
George Faux is an American finance executive with more than three decades of experience in global capital markets. While in the global financial services industry, Mr. Faux served as Group Executive for Sales and Client Relationship Management with Fortent, a global risk management firm serving the financial industry, before co-founding International Advisory Partners. Prior to joining Fortent, Mr. Faux spent 18 years at Citigroup and the Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Faux was based in London and Singapore for 11 years, serving as Managing Director and Senior Business Manager for Citigroup's Depositary Receipt Services and Agency and Trust businesses in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and
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President & CEO of Pipestream Inc. where he was responsible for transitioning a developing technology into operations application. Started career at Brown & Root Inc. and became Program Manager for international energy projects. Board member for three privately owned firms and senior executive for three publicly traded firm. Mr. Alvarado holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering/Construction Science from Texas A&M. He has been named “Outstanding Alumni of the College of Construction Science,” has served as member of Texas A&M Dean of Engineering External Advisory
transitioned to cash flow positive results and moved to a c.$1b annual revenue in the third year of operations. COO and Executive Vice President at Flint Industries Corporation where he was responsible for reorganizing the operating group including the introduction of new controls and forming JVs with module fabricators. Transitioned a three-year PnL loss trend to a positive PnL result. Responsible for growing company annual revenue from $300m to $1b. Director for Bechtel/Fluor JV for five-year program to execute Union Carbide EPC projects. He was responsible for structuring and negotiating new program contract valued at $2b and led execution internationally.
Tolga Kantarci is a senior private equity and M&A professional with more than 25 years of investment and transaction experience. Mr. Kantarci serves as the Chief Investment Officer. He is responsible for originating deals, evaluating investment opportunities, leading due diligence, structuring, financing and negotiating transactions, overseeing portfolio companies, executing exits, and managing relationships with banks and other advisors. He previously was a Director at the Actera Group, a private equity fund with AUM of $3.3b, where he led the acquisition of U.N. Ro-Ro, the largest roll-on/roll-off intermodal ferry operator in Europe, from KKR. Mr. Kantarci also served as Vice President of
leading nuclear small modular reactor technology – focused on development, investment and execution of assets globally for carbon-free baseload energy production with more than 30 gigawatts in its pipeline. He has served as CEO of the Habboush Group (HG). Drawing on more than 45 years of experience, HG is a privately held firm and family group of companies focused on asset management and investments across the capital structure in energy, infrastructure, technology, banking, and real estate. HG has partnered with leading multinational corporations and financial institutions to acquire, develop, and manage projects in excess of $6 billion in value. Mr. Habboush co-founded and grew HG’s asset management and special situations business, partnering
Mr. Habboush is an American entrepreneur, investor and asset manager with more than 20 years of experience. He specializes in asset acquisitions, management and restructurings in the energy, infrastructure, and technology sectors with experience investing in Europe, North America, Latin America and the Middle East. Mr. Habboush is the Founder of ENTRA1 – an investment and development platform focused on opportunities in global energy, infrastructure and related technology sectors; and capitalizing on assets driven by decarbonization, energy transition, ESG, sustainable infrastructure, and supply chain security. ENTRA1 Energy has the commercialization rights and is the single-hub for NuScale (NYSE: SMR) – the world’s
Member for the Habboush Group with offices/operations in New York, London, Houston, Dubai, and Istanbul. Responsible for infrastructure operations vertical included energy and infrastructure greenfield projects throughout Europe and the Middle East. Managed joint ventures with Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Fluor. Multiple projects at $2b value. Executive Vice President at Foster Wheeler (NYSE: FW) with responsibility for corporate reorganization and PnL operations of FW’s Western Hemisphere oil & gas group. This group had a $30-$40 million revenue with a financial loss for each year for more than three years and under Mr. Alvarado’s first year of assuming leadership the business
President of Fluor/Amec LLC, a joint venture company between the Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and Amec plc. Held responsibility for executing and managing $5b business which included EPFCM activities for the then two largest FPSOs in the industry. Engineering and major procurement executed in the US, fabrication executed in South Korea, and project execution in West Africa. Managing Director at Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) responsible for strategic planning, execution and operation of Fluor Offshore Solutions along with its portfolio of multiple offshore energy projects with total value of $3b. President of Energy Group and Board
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governance serving on boards of directors and other committees as Chairman and Member in connection with multinational corporations’ affiliates/JVs that included Fluor Corp, Halliburton, Cogentrix Energy, SK Energy, Hanwha, etc. Mr. Habboush has been an active investor for 15+ years in emerging technologies and clean energy opportunities with a focus on energy security and decarbonization drivers. Mr. Habboush holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Georgetown University and a B.S. (magna cum laude) in Accountancy from the American University’s Kogod School of Business (Phi Beta Kappa). He is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.
(3 years) managing M&A and restructuring transactions (e.g., AIG’s corporate restructuring including the initial $85b of assistance from the Federal Reserve Bank of NY) and evaluating, executing, and structuring private equity deals for Blackstone PE with a total deal value of $105b. He started his career as a member of Morgan Stanley’s M&A Group in New York working on U.S. and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, LBOs, restructurings, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions with a total deal value of $13b. Mr. Kantarci holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering (magna cum laude) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
and family group of companies focused on asset management and investments across the capital structure in energy, infrastructure, technology, banking, and real estate. HG has partnered with leading multinational corporations and financial institutions to acquire, develop, and manage projects in excess of $6 billion in value. Mr. Habboush co-founded and grew HG’s asset management and special situations business, partnering and forming joint-ventures with leading publicly-traded corporations and financial institutions in financing and operating assets globally, thus expanding the firm’s landscape into renewable energy and sustainable technologies. Mr. Habboush served as an Investment & Operating Partner at I Squared Capital. I Squared Capital is an independent global infrastructure investment manager and private equity fund with over $36 billion in assets under management focusing on utilities, digital infrastructure, energy, transport and social infrastructure in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
Mr. Habboush led his team in operating and managing Goldman Sachs’ on-balance sheet principal investments with operating management coverage of the Special Situations Group’s international power asset portfolio and daily responsibilities that included acquisitions, restructurings, project financings, project development, execution, portfolio operations, financial management, operational management, compliance, risk management, and exit management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Habboush practiced corporate law at the London, New York, and Washington offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. As a member of the firm's corporate group, Mr. Habboush represented both private and public companies, institutional investors, and private equity funds. His practice focused on fund formations, structuring, financing, and negotiating complex transactions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and equity offerings. Mr. Habboush has experience in corporate strategy, compliance and corporate
She is a French national, and has been admitted to the practice of law in England & Wales, New York, District of Columbia, and Paris. She obtained a post-graduate LL.M. (with distinction) from Georgetown University Law Centre and a Licence en Droit (with distinction) degree from the Lebanese University, Filière Francophone de Droit. She also holds a Master’s degree in Psychology from Université Paris VII (Université de Paris).
which extended through construction of Kuwait’s Five-Year Major Projects Program. Held responsibility for 2,500+ professionals which included project managers, engineers and project controls personnel based in Bechtel offices worldwide with 16,000 craft and field personnel. Integrally involved in contract negotiations which included an extensive financial incentive structure.
Mr. Habboush is an American entrepreneur, investor and asset manager with more than 20 years of experience. He specializes in asset acquisitions, management and restructurings in the energy, infrastructure, and technology sectors with experience investing in Europe, North America, Latin America and the Middle East. Mr. Habboush is the Founder of ENTRA1 – an investment and development platform focused on opportunities in global energy, infrastructure and related technology sectors; and capitalizing on assets driven by decarbonization, energy transition, ESG, sustainable infrastructure, and supply chain security. ENTRA1 Energy has the commercialization rights and is the single-hub for NuScale (NYSE: SMR) – the world’s leading nuclear small modular reactor technology – focused on development, investment and execution of assets globally for carbon-free baseload energy production with more than 30 gigawatts in its pipeline. He has served as CEO of the Habboush Group (HG). Drawing on more than 45 years of experience, HG is a privately held firm
companies. Mr. Faux also is senior partne at International Advisory Partners, a firm that counsels public and private entities on economic, commercial and infrastructure development in their home countries, as well as on opportunities for domestic entities in regional and global markets. Mr. Faux is active in philanthropic and non-profit initiatives, such as the King's Academy in Jordan, where he served as the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees. In addition, he is President of the Phi Delta Alpha Corporation, and has sat on the boards of TeenAIDS PeerCorps and the Bridging the Rift Foundation. Mr. Faux received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and a Master's degree in International Economics/International Relations from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Lara Karam is a professional lawyer with more than 20 years of global transactional and litigation experience. She is responsible for leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives. She manages the legal department and directly oversees all legal matters, including corporate transactions, governance, litigation and compliance, as well as regulatory affairs. She served as corporate secretary and compliance officer for JVs with Fortune 500 publicly-listed. Previously, she was a member of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP in London, a leading international law firm where she focused her legal practice on international dispute resolution and compliance. She advised clients on corporate-related transactions and establishing governance. Prior to Skadden, she practiced international dispute resolution and corporate law in Paris where she was a member of another leading international law firm, Salans LLP (now Dentons).
President of Fluor/Amec LLC, a joint venture company between the Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and Amec plc. Held responsibility for executing and managing $5b business which included EPFCM activities for the then two largest FPSOs in the industry. Engineering and major procurement executed in the US, fabrication executed in South Korea, and project execution in West Africa. Managing Director at Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) responsible for strategic planning, execution and operation of Fluor Offshore Solutions along with its portfolio of
George Faux is an American finance executive with more than three decades of experience in global capital markets. While in the global financial services industry, Mr. Faux served as Group Executive for Sales and Client Relationship Management with Fortent, a global risk management firm serving the financial industry, before co-founding International Advisory Partners. Prior to joining Fortent, Mr. Faux spent 18 years at Citigroup and the Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Faux was based in London and Singapore for 11 years, serving as Managing Director and Senior Business Manager for Citigroup's Depositary Receipt Services and Agency and Trust businesses in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Asia/Pacific. He also managed sales and relationship management teams at Chase's Private Bank in EMEA, Latin America, and Asia/Pacific. He is a founding partner of an American private investment firm for technology-focused businesses that has launched six
Tolga Kantarci is a senior private equity and M&A professional with more than 25 years of investment and transaction experience. Mr. Kantarci serves as the Chief Investment Officer. He is responsible for originating deals, evaluating investment opportunities, leading due diligence, structuring, financing and negotiating transactions, overseeing portfolio companies, executing exits, and managing relationships with banks and other advisors. He previously was a Director at the Actera Group, a private equity fund with AUM of $3.3b, where he led the acquisition of U.N. Ro-Ro, the largest roll-on/roll-off intermodal ferry operator in Europe, from KKR. Mr. Kantarci also served as Vice President of Business Development at Habboush Group evaluating and executing energy and infrastructure investments and leading deal processes with total asset value of $2b. Prior to joining Habboush Group, Mr. Kantarci was a Senior Director at Blackstone in New York (6 years) and then in London
Most notably included responsibility for extinguishing 700-plus oil/gas well fires in Kuwait after Operation Desert Storm and rebuilding Kuwait’s oil & gas infrastructure
Mr. Alvarado holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering/Construction Science from Texas A&M. He has been named “Outstanding Alumni of the College of the College of Construction Science,” has served as member of Texas A&M Dean of Engineering External Advisory Council, and served as member of Texas A&M External Advisory Council, Construction Science. Mr. Alvarado is a founding member of The Corps Development Council.
Skip Alvarado is an American senior executive with 40+ years of international and domestic experience in the energy and infrastructure industry responsible for PnL, corporate programs, strategy and operations of large-scale and Fortune companies. He currently serves as Chief Projects Officer at ENTRA1 Energy, a strategic leadership role dedicated to selecting, prioritizing, overseeing, and managing the organization’s projects and execution/operations related thereto. He is also a Board Director of ENTRA1 NuScale LLC. Previously, senior member of Bechtel’s executive team as Manager of Projects responsible for managing Bechtel’s most complex and special situation projects globally executing and managing a $20 billion program.
multiple offshore energy projects with total value of $3b. President of Energy Group and Board Member for the Habboush Group with offices/operations in New York, London, Houston, Dubai, and Istanbul. Responsible for infrastructure operations vertical included energy and infrastructure greenfield projects throughout Europe and the Middle East. Managed joint ventures with Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Fluor. Multiple projects at $2b value. Executive Vice President at Foster Wheeler (NYSE: FW) with responsibility for corporate reorganization and PnL operations of FW’s Western Hemisphere oil & gas group. This group had a $30-$40 million revenue with a financial loss for each year for more than three years and under Mr. Alvarado’s first year of assuming leadership the business transitioned to cash flow positive results and moved to a c.$1b annual revenue in the third year of operations. COO and Executive Vice President at Flint
Industries Corporation where he was responsible for reorganizing the operating group including the introduction of new controls and forming JVs with module fabricators. Transitioned a three-year PnL loss trend to a positive PnL result. Responsible for growing company annual revenue from $300m to $1b. Director for Bechtel/Fluor JV for five-year program to execute Union Carbide EPC projects. He was responsible for structuring and negotiating new program contract valued at $2b and led execution internationally. President & CEO of Pipestream Inc. where he was responsible for transitioning a developing technology into operations application. Started career at Brown & Root Inc. and became Program Manager for international energy projects. Board member for three privately owned firms and senior executive for three publicly traded firm.
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and forming joint-ventures with leading publicly-traded corporations and financial institutions in financing and operating assets globally, thus expanding the firm’s landscape into renewable energy and sustainable technologies. Mr. Habboush served as an Investment & Operating Partner at I Squared Capital. I Squared Capital is an independent global infrastructure investment manager and private equity fund with over $36 billion in assets under management focusing on utilities, digital infrastructure, energy, transport and social infrastructure in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Mr. Habboush led his team in operating and managing Goldman Sachs’ on-balance sheet
U.S. and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, LBOs, restructurings, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions with a total deal value of $13b. Mr. Kantarci holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering (magna cum laude) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Lara Karam is a professional lawyer with more than 20 years of global transactional and litigation experience. She is responsible for leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives. She manages the legal department and directly oversees all legal matters, including corporate transactions, governance, litigation and compliance, as well as regulatory affairs. She served as corporate secretary and compliance officer for JVs with Fortune 500 publicly-listed. Previously, she was a member of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP in London, a leading international law firm where she focused her legal practice on
distinction) degree from the Lebanese University, Filière Francophone de Droit. She also holds a Master’s degree in Psychology from Université Paris VII (Université de Paris).
Council, and served as member of Texas A&M External Advisory Council, Construction Science. Mr. Alvarado is a founding member of The Corps Development Council.
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Mr. Habboush is an American entrepreneur, investor and asset manager with more than 20 years of experience. He specializes in asset acquisitions, management and restructurings in the energy, infrastructure, and technology sectors with experience investing in Europe, North America, Latin America and the Middle East. Mr. Habboush is the Founder of ENTRA1 – an investment and development platform focused on opportunities in global energy, infrastructure and related technology sectors; and capitalizing on assets driven by decarbonization, energy transition, ESG, sustainable infrastructure, and supply chain security. ENTRA1 Energy has the commercialization rights and is the single-hub for NuScale (NYSE: SMR) – the world’s leading nuclear small modular reactor technology – focused on development, investment and execution of assets globally for carbon-free baseload energy production with more than 30 gigawatts in its pipeline. He has served as CEO of the Habboush Group (HG). Drawing on more than 45 years of experience, HG is a privately held firm and family group of companies focused on asset management and investments across the capital structure in energy, infrastructure, technology, banking, and real estate. HG has partnered with leading multinational corporations and financial institutions to acquire, develop, and manage projects in excess of $6 billion in value. Mr. Habboush co-founded and grew HG’s asset management and special situations business, partnering and forming joint-ventures with leading publicly-traded corporations and financial institutions in financing and operating assets globally, thus expanding the firm’s landscape into renewable energy and sustainable technologies. Mr. Habboush served as an Investment & Operating Partner at I Squared Capital. I Squared Capital is an independent global infrastructure investment manager and private equity fund with over $36 billion in assets under management focusing on utilities, digital infrastructure, energy, transport and social infrastructure in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Mr. Habboush led his team in operating and managing Goldman Sachs’ on-balance sheet principal investments with operating management coverage of the Special Situations Group’s international power asset portfolio and daily responsibilities that included acquisitions, restructurings, project financings, project development, execution, portfolio operations, financial management, operational management, compliance, risk management, and exit management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Habboush practiced corporate law at the London, New York, and Washington offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. As a member of the firm's corporate group, Mr. Habboush represented both private and public companies, institutional investors, and private equity funds. His practice focused on fund formations, structuring, financing, and negotiating complex transactions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and equity offerings. Mr. Habboush has experience in corporate strategy, compliance and corporate governance serving on boards of directors and other committees as Chairman and Member in connection with multinational corporations’ affiliates/JVs that included Fluor Corp, Halliburton, Cogentrix Energy, SK Energy, Hanwha, etc. Mr. Habboush has been an active investor for 15+ years in emerging technologies and clean energy opportunities with a focus on energy security and decarbonization drivers. Mr. Habboush holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Georgetown University and a B.S. (magna cum laude) in Accountancy from the American University’s Kogod School of Business (Phi Beta Kappa). He is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.
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Tolga Kantarci is a senior private equity and M&A professional with more than 25 years of investment and transaction experience. Mr. Kantarci serves as the Chief Investment Officer. He is responsible for originating deals, evaluating investment opportunities, leading due diligence, structuring, financing and negotiating transactions, overseeing portfolio companies, executing exits, and managing relationships with banks and other advisors. He previously was a Director at the Actera Group, a private equity fund with AUM of $3.3b, where he led the acquisition of U.N. Ro-Ro, the largest roll-on/roll-off intermodal ferry operator in Europe, from KKR. Mr. Kantarci also served as Vice President of Business Development at Habboush Group evaluating and executing energy and infrastructure investments and leading deal processes with total asset value of $2b. Prior to joining Habboush Group, Mr. Kantarci was a Senior Director at Blackstone in New York (6 years) and then in London (3 years) managing M&A and restructuring transactions (e.g., AIG’s corporate restructuring including the initial $85b of assistance from the Federal Reserve Bank of NY) and evaluating, executing, and structuring private equity deals for Blackstone PE with a total deal value of $105b. He started his career as a member of Morgan Stanley’s M&A Group in New York working on U.S. and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, LBOs, restructurings, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions with a total deal value of $13b. Mr. Kantarci holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering (magna cum laude) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Lara Karam is a professional lawyer with more than 20 years of global transactional and litigation experience. She is responsible for leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives. She manages the legal department and directly oversees all legal matters, including corporate transactions, governance, litigation and compliance, as well as regulatory affairs. She served as corporate secretary and compliance officer for JVs with Fortune 500 publicly-listed. Previously, she was a member of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP in London, a leading international law firm where she focused her legal practice on international dispute resolution and compliance. She advised clients on corporate-related transactions and establishing governance. Prior to Skadden, she practiced international dispute resolution and corporate law in Paris where she was a member of another leading international law firm, Salans LLP (now Dentons). She is a French national, and has been admitted to the practice of law in England & Wales, New York, District of Columbia, and Paris. She obtained a post-graduate LL.M. (with distinction) from Georgetown University Law Centre and a Licence en Droit (with distinction) degree from the Lebanese University, Filière Francophone de Droit. She also holds a Master’s degree in Psychology from Université Paris VII (Université de Paris).
President of Fluor/Amec LLC, a joint venture company between the Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and Amec plc. Held responsibility for executing and managing $5b business which included EPFCM activities for the then two largest FPSOs in the industry. Engineering and major procurement executed in the US, fabrication executed in South Korea, and project execution in West Africa. Managing Director at Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) responsible for strategic planning, execution and operation of Fluor Offshore Solutions along with its portfolio of multiple offshore energy projects with total value of $3b. President of Energy Group and Board Member for the Habboush Group with offices/operations in New York, London, Houston, Dubai, and Istanbul. Responsible for infrastructure operations vertical included energy and infrastructure greenfield projects throughout Europe and the Middle East. Managed joint ventures with Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Fluor. Multiple projects at $2b value. Executive Vice President at Foster Wheeler (NYSE: FW) with responsibility for corporate reorganization and PnL operations of FW’s Western Hemisphere oil & gas group. This group had a $30-$40 million revenue with a financial loss for each year for more than three years and under Mr. Alvarado’s first year of assuming leadership the business transitioned to cash flow positive results and moved to a c.$1b annual revenue in the third year of operations. COO and Executive Vice President at Flint Industries Corporation where he was responsible for reorganizing the operating group including the introduction of new controls and forming JVs with module fabricators. Transitioned a three-year PnL loss trend to a positive PnL result. Responsible for growing company annual revenue from $300m to $1b. Director for Bechtel/Fluor JV for five-year program to execute Union Carbide EPC projects. He was responsible for structuring and negotiating new program contract valued at $2b and led execution internationally. President & CEO of Pipestream Inc. where he was responsible for transitioning a developing technology into operations application. Started career at Brown & Root Inc. and became Program Manager for international energy projects. Board member for three privately owned firms and senior executive for three publicly traded firm. Mr. Alvarado holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering/Construction Science from Texas A&M. He has been named “Outstanding Alumni of the College of Construction Science,” has served as member of Texas A&M Dean of Engineering External Advisory Council, and served as member of Texas A&M External Advisory Council, Construction Science. Mr. Alvarado is a founding member of The Corps Development Council.
Rick Perry served as the fourteenth United States Secretary of Energy from March 2017 to December 2019. As Secretary, he was responsible for successfully executing President Donald J. Trump’s energy agenda and the expansive mission of the Department of Energy (DOE), including maintaining the safety and security of the nation’s nuclear arsenal, protecting the electric grid from cyber threats, ensuring access to reliable and affordable energy, overseeing scientific research and development, and promoting the development and export of American technology and energy all over the world. Under his leadership, the nation ushered in a historic energy era, becoming the number one producer of oil and gas in the world, a world leader in the production and generation of renewable energy, and the dominant global force in Supercomputing, Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence. Prior to joining the Trump Administration, Perry served as the 47th Governor of Texas from 2000-2015. As the longest serving governor of the Lone Star State, he championed conservative pro-growth principles that made Texas the world’s 12th largest economy and the economic envy of America. During his time in Austin, Governor Perry also implemented transformative reforms in the areas of security, criminal justice reform, energy, education, healthcare and the economy. As Chief Executive both as Governor of Texas and Secretary of Energy, Perry understood that the success of government is only as strong as its partnerships with the private sector. He advocated for smart regulatory reforms and strong public-private partnerships, empowering industry rather that creating more bureaucratic barriers. He started the Texas Enterprise Fund which lured hundreds of millions of dollars in private sector business and jobs to Texas. At DOE, he appointed the first ever Chief Commercialization Officer who was tasked with bridging the gap between the world-class R&D at the Department’s 17 National Laboratories and commercialization in the private sector. Rick Perry is a veteran of the United States Air Force, where he flew a C-130 tactical airlift aircraft in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout his career, he has been deeply involved in supporting both the active duty and veteran community, most recently as an advocate for using the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to deliver precision health care to warriors suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and other conditions. Perry earned distinction early in his life as an Eagle Scout. He was one of the first in his family to go to college, earning a degree in Animal Science from Texas A&M University, where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets and a Yell Leader. He is a lifetime member of both the NRA and American Legion Post #75. Perry married his childhood sweetheart, Anita, in 1982. They have two children, two beautiful granddaughters, and two handsome grandsons.
Robert G. Richer
Rob Richer works closely with the CEO and is focused on providing ENTRA1 coverage over matters of national security, compliance, global risks/opportunities, and AI + Quantum + Hyperscale strategies. Mr. Richer served at the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as the Associate Deputy Director for Operations. Mr. Richer held the number two position and was responsible for leading the nation’s Clandestine Services’ worldwide collection and operational activities with specific focus on national security priorities and threats. He brought to that position more than twenty years of service focused on national collection and operational priorities, with major contributions to key national security matters including the Middle East and our nation’s war against terrorism. During his years of service, he developed unique relationships with key foreign officials and leaders globally. Previously, Mr. Richer was the CIA’s Chief of the Near East and South Asia Division, responsible for Clandestine Service Operations throughout the Middle East and South Asia. In that leadership role, Mr. Richer directed the Clandestine Service’s roles in the prosecution of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan immediately after the events of 9/11, reinforced critical relationships with foreign governments and intelligence services on issues of national importance throughout the Middle East and South Asia, and participated in national security policy deliberations. Throughout his service with the CIA, Mr. Richer developed close and productive relationships with his United States military counterparts; particularly in the area of Special Operations, the Central Command and the overall war against terrorism. His close ties to the U.S. military were built upon his prior military service. Mr. Richer enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1972. He was commissioned in 1978 from the enlisted ranks after participation in the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) and served on active duty until October 1983. During his commissioned service he served as a rifle platoon commander, battalion adjutant, Weapons Company Commander and as a recruit series commander. He was recalled to active service in 1991 for Operation Desert Storm where he served as an intelligence officer. He completed his service with the Marine Corps, while in the reserves, in 1997. Mr. Richer has received United States’ commendations and awards including the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal, the Director’s Award, and is a two-time recipient of the Intelligence Commendation Medal. Additionally, he has been awarded numerous awards and commendations from a number of foreign governments. Previously, Mr. Richer has also served as Vice President of Intelligence for Blackwater USA, CEO of Total Intelligence Solutions, and CEO of Uptima Group. Mr. Richer is a nationally-recognized and well-renowned source and leader on National Security issues. He is a frequent contributor to major media outlets including The Cipher Brief. His advice and relationships are of critical importance to our nation and continue to be relied upon by our nation’s leadership.
