About
Tomas Ackerman is a Co-Founder and Partner of Carnelian Energy Capital Management, L.P., where he oversees investment sourcing, transaction negotiation and execution, portfolio company monitoring, and firm management and strategy. Before founding Carnelian, he was a Managing Director and Head of the Houston office at Natural Gas Partners. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the Business Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Invests in
Energy
Experience
- Carnelian Energy CapitalAssociatecurrent2024 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2022 — 2024Houston, Texas, United States
- Rice Undergraduate Investment FundNatural Resources Sector Director2021 — 2022Houston, Texas, United States
- Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2021Houston, Texas, United States
- Rice Undergraduate Investment FundNatural Resources Sector Analyst2020 — 2021Houston, Texas, United States
- Condire Investors, LLCSummer Research Analyst2020Dallas, Texas, United States
- Rice University Consulting PracticumPracticum Student2019Houston, Texas Area
- Rice University Department of PsychologyUndergraduate Research Assistant for Dr. Randi Martin2019Houston, Texas
Colleagues at CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL
Ben Fowler
Senior Associate at CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL
Cade Peveto
Associate at CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL
Craig Schecter
Vice President at CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL
Daniel Goodman
Partner at CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL
Dillon MacDonald
Managing Director at CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL
Galit Wolf
Vice President of Administration at CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL
Jeffrey Gilbert
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer at CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL
Justin Chen
Controller at CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tomas Ackerman?
- Tomas Ackerman is a Co-Founder and Partner of Carnelian Energy Capital Management, L.P., where he oversees investment sourcing, transaction negotiation and execution, portfolio company monitoring, and firm management and strategy. Before founding Carnelian, he was a Managing Director and Head of the Houston office at Natural Gas Partners. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the Business Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
- Where does Tomas Ackerman work?
- Tomas Ackerman is Partner at CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL.
- What does Tomas Ackerman invest in?
- Tomas Ackerman invests in Energy.
- Where did Tomas Ackerman go to school?
- Tomas Ackerman studied at Rice University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics); Highland Park High School (High School Diploma).
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