Ian is co-founder and Managing Director of WindSail Capital Group. He brings over 30 years of experience in the energy and environmental sectors. Prior to WindSail, he served as Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, where he oversaw a landmark restructuring of utility and environmental regulation which included making MA a top ranked state in energy efficiency, renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. He was also chairman of the MA Water Resources Authority and the founding chairman of the MA Clean Energy Center. Earlier in his career, he served on the National Security Council staff of President Bill Clinton and was a Vice President at Conservation International where he played a key role in creation of the four million acre Central Suriname Nature Reserve.

Ian is a board member at Longroad Energy and formerly a board member at the New England Clean Energy Council and the Museum of Science. He is an advisor to several other leading clean energy companies. Ian received his A.B. from Harvard College and a Masters degree from Oxford University.

Michael is co-founder and Managing Director of WindSail Capital Group. Michael brings to WindSail over 25 years of experience in private equity investing, structured finance and corporate finance. Prior to founding WindSail, Michael spent 11 years as a private equity professional, most recently as a Managing Director of GB Merchant Partners, a division of Gordon Brothers Group. Previously, Michael served as a Principal at Palladin Capital Group, a New York based middle market private equity firm. Prior to joining Palladin, Michael was a member of the Leveraged Finance/Merchant Banking Division of CIBC World Markets.

Michael received a B.S. from Georgetown University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He currently serves as the Chairman of Coaching4Change.

Matt joined the WindSail team in 2015. Matt has over 16 years of broad industry experience as an investor and lender and has directly managed over $500 million in assets. Prior to joining WindSail, Matt was a Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and founding team member at Salus Capital Partners, a $1.4-billion credit fund. At Salus, Matt was responsible for underwriting, structuring and managing a diverse portfolio of credit facilities to lower middle market businesses across North America. Prior to joining Salus Capital, Matt was an Assistant Vice President at M&T Bank (formerly People's United Bank) where he sourced, underwrote and managed a portfolio of middle market commercial loans. Matt began his career at M&T Bank as a credit analyst where he underwent an eighteen-month credit training and rotational program within the bank.

Matt received a B.S. in Business Administration cum laude from Bryant University.

Andrew is a Vice President who joined the WindSail team in January 2021. At WindSail, he helps lead deal sourcing, pipeline development, and investment due diligence across the fund — working closely with the investment team from initial company evaluation through term sheet negotiation and portfolio monitoring.

Andrew also serves as an advisor to the Cleantech Open Northeast, supporting the next generation of early-stage climate tech founders. Prior to WindSail, Andrew worked as an Associate in M&A advisory with King & Spalding and in investment banking with Wells Fargo Securities. He received a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Amherst College and is based in Boston, MA.