About
David Riester is a co-founding partner of Segue Sustainable Infrastructure and previously co-founded GSSG Solar, with about 20 years in renewable energy and investing. He was Managing Director of the project finance team at Cypress Creek Renewables (2015-2019) and earlier a founding member of the Global Special Situations Group at SunEdison, focused on project acquisition, valuation, and financing. He also worked on the investment team at SVB Capital and as a consultant at Cambridge Associates, and holds an economics degree from Middlebury College.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Experience
- Segue Sustainable InfrastructureFounder, Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Lacuna Sustainable InvestmentsCo-Founder and Partner2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Cypress Creek RenewablesManaging Director, Project Finance2015 — 2019San Francisco
- GSSG Solar, LLCManaging Director, Co-founder2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- SunEdison AGDirector, Global Special Situations Group2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- SVB CapitalSenior Associate2007 — 2010
- Cambridge AssociatesSenior Associate2005 — 2007
Skills & more
Venture Capital19Investments10Solar Energy9Photovoltaics3Strategy9Finance8Funding3Cleantech4Private Equity5Financial Modeling9Due Diligence7Renewable Energy4
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Financial StructuringMergers & AcquisitionsProject Finance- FINRA Series 63 — FINRA
- FINRA Series 7 — FINRA
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
Ari Fontanilla
Executive Assistant at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
Dan Vickery
Partner at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
Joseph Song
Partner at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
Katie Vorhis
Deputy General Counsel at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
Kristina Shih
Partner at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
Lambros Theofanidis
Principal at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
Leslie Hodge
Partner & General Counsel at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
Neerav Jashnani
Principal at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Riester?
- David Riester is a co-founding partner of Segue Sustainable Infrastructure and previously co-founded GSSG Solar, with about 20 years in renewable energy and investing. He was Managing Director of the project finance team at Cypress Creek Renewables (2015-2019) and earlier a founding member of the Global Special Situations Group at SunEdison, focused on project acquisition, valuation, and financing. He also worked on the investment team at SVB Capital and as a consultant at Cambridge Associates, and holds an economics degree from Middlebury College.
- Where does David Riester work?
- David Riester is Co-Founding Partner at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure.
- What does David Riester invest in?
- David Riester invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
- Where did David Riester go to school?
- David Riester studied at Middlebury College (Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, Economics); University of St Andrews (Economics).
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Also attended University of St Andrews94
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cypress Creek Renewables8
Steven LichtinManaging Director & CEO of Advantage Renewables at Advantage Capital PartnersPaul HildebrandPartner at Segue Sustainable InfrastructureLambros TheofanidisPrincipal at Segue Sustainable InfrastructureGreg GreenmanVice President at Aligned Climate CapitalScott WilliamsVP Business Development, Renewable Energy at CrusoeJessica IngramSenior Advisor at North Sky
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Also worked at GSSG Solar, LLC1
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Also worked at Cambridge Associates72
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