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James: together at Castleton Commodities International
About
Partner leading Ara Energy initiatives to acquire, operate and decarbonize conventional energy assets. Has over 20 years in the energy industry; previously VP of Strategy and Execution at Pilot Company and senior roles at Castleton Commodities and Mercuria Energy Group.
Experience
- Ara PartnersPartnercurrent2026 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Ara PartnersManaging Director2024 — 2025Houston, Texas, United States
- Pilot Flying JVice President, Strategy and Execution2018 — 2023Houston, Texas + Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Castleton Commodities InternationalExecutive Director, Origination & Principal Investments2015 — 2018Houston, Texas, United States
- Mercuria Energy Trading S.A.Investment Director2012 — 2015Geneva, Switzerland
- Morgan StanleyPrincipal Investing and Structured Transactions - Commodities Group2006 — 2012New York, London, Singapore, Beijing
- Morgan StanleyMergers and Acquisitions2002 — 2006New York, Hong Kong, Singapore
Skills & more
Corporate FinanceCross-functional Team LeadershipMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)IntegrationStructured Transactions
From James'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
David Sims
Managing Director, Energy at Ara Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Chiu?
- Partner leading Ara Energy initiatives to acquire, operate and decarbonize conventional energy assets. Has over 20 years in the energy industry; previously VP of Strategy and Execution at Pilot Company and senior roles at Castleton Commodities and Mercuria Energy Group.
- Where does James Chiu work?
- James Chiu is Partner, Energy at Ara Partners.
- Where did James Chiu go to school?
- James Chiu studied at McGill University (Bachelor's degree, Finance, Chemistry).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ara Partners21
Frans TielemanSenior Advisor at Growth Capital SrlTroy ThackerManaging Partner at Ara PartnersCharles CheringtonManaging Partner at Ara PartnersShameek KonarPartner, Head of Energy at Ara PartnersChris PicottePartner, CIO of Private Equity at Ara PartnersTeresa O'FlynnPartner, Co-Head of Infrastructure at Ara Partners
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Also worked at Pilot Flying J2
Also worked at Castleton Commodities International7
Achintya ChaudhariInvestor at LightbankJoey MartinezChief Compliance Officer at Rose Park AdvisorsShameek KonarPartner, Head of Energy at Ara PartnersDanish RazaCTO at FactionSiddhartha JhaFounder at ArbolAbhishek BhargavaFounder at Betterbrain
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Also worked at Mercuria Energy Trading S.A.7
John KimManaging Partner at AmasiaSantaDirector, Talent at Deep Science VenturesPhilippe SchaffhauserPartner & Member of Executive Committee at SUMUS CapitalKarthik RammohanInvestor at MercuriaEvan CaronManaging Director at Riverstone VenturesShameek KonarPartner, Head of Energy at Ara Partners
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