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David Sims

Investor

Managing Director, Energy at Ara Partners

Houston

About

David Sims is a Managing Director in Energy at Ara Partners, working on the firm's decarbonization and energy transformation efforts. He previously held roles in asset and midstream operations at Constellation Energy and Pilot Company, and was a founding partner of the Registered Investment Adviser OneMap Minerals Services, where he handled financial oversight, fundraising, and fund investments. He holds an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Rice University and an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University.

Invests in

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Experience

  1. Ara PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2024 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  2. OneMap Mineral ServicesPartnercurrent2015 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  3. OneMap Mineral ServicesChief Financial Officer2015 — 2022Greater Houston
  4. Pilot CompanyVP, Commercial Operations2022 — 2024Houston, Texas, United States
  5. Can-China Global Resource FundManaging Director2014 — 2015Greater Houston
  6. ExelonVice President, Head of Upstream2012 — 2014Greater Houston
  7. Constellation EnergyManaging Director2001 — 2012Baltimore, MD; Houston, TX

Education

  1. Rice BusinessMBA1999 — 2001
  2. Texas A&M UniversityBBA, Finance1993 — 1996

Skills & more

Hedging1Energy Markets4Natural Gas10Commodity4Energy12Project Management1Valuation6Commodity Markets11Trading2Financial Modeling8Electricity Markets1Energy Industry2

From David's professional profile.

Colleagues at Ara Partners

Alex Cass
Head of Investor Relations at Ara Partners
Annabelle Berkman
Human Resources Business Partner at Ara Partners
Charles Cherington
Managing Partner at Ara Partners
Chris Picotte
Partner, CIO of Private Equity at Ara Partners
Churchill George Yong
Partner, Co-Head of Infrastructure at Ara Partners
Ciara Campion
Assistant Controller at Ara Partners
Cory Steffek
Partner, Private Equity at Ara Partners
Irina Markina
Managing Director, Chief Decarbonization Officer at Ara Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does David Sims work?
David Sims is Managing Director, Energy at Ara Partners.
What does David Sims invest in?
David Sims invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.

Same school

Also attended Rice Business25

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Also attended Texas A&M University131

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Shared employers

Also worked at Exelon8

Dave DeWaltFounder, Managing Director, CEO at NightDragonLara PierpointVolunteer Advisor, Managing Director, Early Climate Infrastructure at Overture ClimateDean SciorilloManaging Director at EnerTech CapitalShounok SinhaManaging Director, Investments at Constellation Technology VenturesNate BenderPrincipal, Venture Investing at Constellation Technology VenturesAndy ZoppManaging Partner at Cleveland Avenue

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Also worked at Constellation Energy9

Ryan McQueeneyCFO at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcShounok SinhaManaging Director, Investments at Constellation Technology VenturesNate BenderPrincipal, Venture Investing at Constellation Technology VenturesEvan GanzPrincipal at Constellation Technology VenturesLindsay GoeddelInvestor at Constellation Technology VenturesGeorge C. PetrocheilosCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Catalio Capital Management, LP

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