We are leading providers of executive and Board of Director search and recruiting expertise to the renewable energy sector, including biofuels, biopower, and energy crops.
Our expertise in energy, agribusiness, plant science, and agricultural biotechnology provides us with an extremely high competitive edge in the renewable energy sector. We have been involved in energy for 40 years and in agribusiness, plant science, and agricultural biotechnology for 30 years.
Our combined expertise in these areas is unmatched by anyone in the executive search profession.
Bill Gottfried worked with the Federal Energy Office and the Federal Energy Administration in Washington, D.C. during the Nixon, Ford, and Carter Administrations at the time of the first "Project Independence" when alternative energy was first discussed seriously at the National level.
Following Government service, Bill worked with Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc.'s Energy & Environment Division in Washington, D.C. and Houston on feasibility studies for ethanol refineries, coal liquefaction, and coal gasification facilities.
We are Sponsors of The Institute of Biosciences & Bioengineering at Rice University in Houston which is working on alternative/clean technology energy research and development, including energy crops.
Our representative executive search assignments in alternative/clean tech energy include:
Manager of Business Development, BioPower for a leading agricultural biotechnology and energy crops development company.
Senior Financial Consultant for a leading plant science company involved in producing the next generation of crops and bioenergy feedstocks.
Chief Financial Officer for a leading agricultural biotechnology company whose goal is to become the industry leader in energy crop development and product commercialization.
Senior Operations Executive for a leading agricultural biotechnology company whose goal is to become the industry leader in energy crop development and product commercialization.
President of a new start-up company developing proprietary hybrids of native American Hibiscus plants as a potential feedstock for biofuels production.
Scientific Advisory Board Members for a plant research company developing hybrids for energy crop production.
Board of Director candidates for a leading agribusiness company involved in biofuels development.
Director of Biofuels Development for an agribusiness company.
Director of Bioproducts for a leading plant biotechnology company.
President for a plant science company developing feedstocks for ethanol production.
Senior Operating Executive for a leading agricultural biotechnology company involved in ethanol feedstock development.
Chief Financial Officer for a newly formed ethanol marketing and product distribution company.
Senior Operating Executive for a major petroleum company forming an ethanol marketing and product distribution business in the U.S.
Corporate Partners for a leading academic institution developing a plant genomics program for ethanol development.