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James Chiu

Investor

Partner, Energy at Ara Partners

Houston, Texas, United States

About

Leads Ara Energy's initiatives to acquire, operate, optimize, and decarbonize conventional energy assets. He has over 20 years of energy experience and previously was VP of Strategy and Execution at Pilot Company.

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Experience

  1. Ara PartnersPartnercurrent2026 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  2. Ara PartnersManaging Director2024 — 2025Houston, Texas, United States
  3. Pilot Flying JVice President, Strategy and Execution2018 — 2023Houston, Texas + Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
  4. Castleton Commodities InternationalExecutive Director, Origination & Principal Investments2015 — 2018Houston, Texas, United States
  5. Mercuria Energy Trading S.A.Investment Director2012 — 2015Geneva, Switzerland
  6. Morgan StanleyPrincipal Investing and Structured Transactions - Commodities Group2006 — 2012New York, London, Singapore, Beijing
  7. Morgan StanleyMergers and Acquisitions2002 — 2006New York, Hong Kong, Singapore

Education

  1. McGill UniversityBachelor's degree, Finance, Chemistry1998 — 2002

Skills & more

Corporate FinanceCross-functional Team LeadershipMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)IntegrationStructured Transactions

From James's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended McGill University322

Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

+ 316 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Ara Partners15

Chris PicottePartner, CIO of Private Equity at Ara PartnersCory SteffekPartner, Private Equity at Ara PartnersChurchill George YongPartner, Co-Head of Infrastructure at Ara PartnersTuan TranSenior Managing Director, Head of Ara Insights at Ara PartnersSonali AggarwalPrincipal, Private Equity at Ara PartnersNishant ArankeAssociate, Private Equity at Ara Partners

+ 9 more

Also worked at Mercuria Energy Trading S.A.4

John KimManaging Partner at AmasiaSantaDirector, Talent at Deep Science VenturesKarthik RammohanInvestor at MercuriaEvan CaronManaging Director at Riverstone Ventures

Also worked at Morgan Stanley843

Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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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