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Karthik Rammohan

Founder at Prana Advisors — Renewable Power, Carbon, and Corporate ESG Advisory

Houston, Texas

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Founder and Chief Advisor

    2023

    -Provide advisory services for the renewable power, carbon, and corporate ESG spaces -Leverage experience in trading, risk management, structuring, origination, fundamental/data analysis, and corporate engagement - Unique combination of expertise in renewable generation, load-service/retail, speculative trading, and corporate renewable power sales

2021 - 2023

  • Environmental Products Trader

    2021 - 2023

    -Manage speculative portfolio of North American compliance and voluntary renewable energy credit (REC) and carbon products. -Act as SME for Freepoint Energy Solutions (Freepoint’s retail electricity provider arm) on C&I and corporate ESG/green product offerings and strategy. -Collaborate with power trading group on effects of renewable energy and carbon policy on power prices.

2019 - 2021

  • ERCOT and PJM Load Portfolio Manager

    2019 - 2021

    -Price components managed/traded include Energy, Congestion (FTRs/CRRs), DA/RT (Energy Only/PTPs), RECs, and Capacity. -Optimized PJM and NYISO REC portfolio to realize gain of ~$10 million in margin. -Manage unit-contingent risk for C&I wind PPA in PJM. -Managed daily ERCOT DA/RT exposure and balmo energy exposure (including during Winter Storm Uri). -Developer of desk tools utilizing Power Query/BI, SQL, Python (Pandas Library), Excel, and VBA.

  • Renewable Energy/Carbon Fundamentals Analyst, Middle Officer

    2013 - 2019

    -Fundamental Analysis of Renewable Energy Credit and Emission Markets. -Power, Environmental Products, and Financial Gas Middle Office/Risk Management.

  • Front End Natural Gas Trading Risk Management Developer (Consulting Engagement)

    2013 - 2013

    -Martin Energy Trading (affiliated with Martin Midstream Partners) was the client. -Utilized Excel, VBA, and SQL to develop risk system for start-up gas trading desk.

2010 - 2012

  • Commodity Derivatives Trading Analyst

    2010 - 2012

    -Rotated on the power trading (NYISO, PJM, ISONE, ERCOT, MISO, IESO, SOCO) and NYMEX gas trading desks.