AJ Goulding, President
AJ Goulding founded Ampersand Energy Partners in 2003 to pursue investment opportunities in the power sector. AJ is also the President of London Economics International ("LEI"), a global economic and financial professional services firm, focusing on the energy and infrastrucure industries. He led a management buyout of LEI in 2000.
Mr. Goulding has advised on the successful acquisition of several billions of dollars in power sector assets worldwide and has worked with regulators to design power markets. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University in New York where he teaches a course on power markets.
Two Centuries of Experience
Mr. Goulding and the senior power sector experts at LEI collectively have over two centuries of experience in liberalizing power markets. Mr. Goulding and his colleagues have drafted FERC and state regulatory testimony, have modeled wholesale price outcomes in all North American markets, and have provided negotiation and litigation support regarding a host of power sector contractual issues. In addition, their years of experience have provided them with a strong network of contacts among power marketers, power sector legal advisors, plant operators, debt financers, and other industry investors. This set of relationships is critical both in helping to identify opportunities and to cost-effectively capitalize on them.
In addition to the expertise of Mr. Goulding and his colleagues at LEI, Ampersand maintains a stable of senior advisors. These senior advisors include the former president of a leading developer of cogeneration facilities in New England as well as a UK based expert on global electricity market design. Such advisors may provide the nucleus of an experienced independent advisory board. In addition, Ampersand has developed strong working relationships with a network of small hydro owners and operators; these individuals provide engineering and technical support to Ampersand, as well as serving as a source of potential leads.
