Managing Director
Monarch Strategic Ventures
Atlanta , Georgia, United States
Walter L. McLeod is the Managing Director of Monarch Strategic Ventures at Monarch Private Capital. With more than two decades of executive experience in business development, strategy and government relations in the energy and environment sectors, Walter is a recognized expert and thought leader in cleantech policy, finance, and development.
Walter is also the Founder and Managing Director of Eco Capitol Energy, a cleantech holding company with multiple subsidiaries and solar projects across the seven-state Mid-Atlantic Region. He has successfully developed or permitted a portfolio of utility-scale solar projects with a capacity exceeding 700 megawatts (MWac) and valued at more than $850M.
In addition to the private sector, Walter serves as a Professor of Practice at George Mason University, and is the author of the award-winning book, “The Carbon Creed,” published by New Degree Press. He has served on several boards and advisory committees, including Advanced Energy United, Black Owners of Solar Services (B.O.S.S.), George Mason University Alumni Association, Chessapeake Solar and Storage Association, Chemical Angels Network, and the MIT Climate Energy Prize to name a few.
Walter earned his MS in chemistry from the College of Science at George Mason University, a BA in chemistry from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and completed the Executive Education Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT