Profil
Ray Henger is an Operating Executive focused on Carlyle’s investments in renewable and sustainable energy.
He is based in Washington, DC.
Mr. Henger has spent his 25-year career in the energy industry most recently as the Chief Development Officer at sPower (2015 – 2021), where he oversaw a number of teams including development, permitting, real estate, origination and long term strategy.
Prior to serving as the Chief Development Officer, Mr. Henger created and grew the company’s Structured Finance group.
At his exit in March 2021, sPower had constructed more than 2 GW of solar, storage and wind assets and developed an 18 GW pipeline.
Prior to sPower, Mr. Henger led venture capital backed wind developer OwnEnergy, where he spent six years as the CFO during a time of rapid growth culminating in the l sale of OwnEnergy to EDF in 2015.
From inception to sale, OwnEnergy raised three rounds of venture capital building a pipeline that would result in more than 1GW of completed wind projects by EDF.
Prior to OwnEnergy, Mr. Henger was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse in investment banking with clients in the IPP, utility and renewable generation sectors.
Mr. Henger’s 14-year banking career included positions with Wasserstein Perella, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) and Credit Suisse.
During his time as a banker Mr. Henger led the execution on more than $30 billion in capital deployed to finance and acquire energy projects.
Mr. Henger currently serves as the CEO of Copia Power, a Carlyle portfolio company.
He holds a B.A.
Finance, from Southern Methodist University.
Postes actifs de Ray Henger
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Copia Power
 Copia Power Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Copia Power is an American company that is actively developing over 15 GW of solar and storage projects. Carlyle formed Copia Power to accelerate the energy transition and achieve decarbonization targets through large-scale deployment of renewables and sustainable infrastructure. Copia Power has a team of renewable industry veterans with deep execution capabilities in building out infrastructure and sustainability assets. The company expects to start construction on more than 1 GW of projects in 2023 and has accumulated a pipeline of more than 16 GW under development. The company was founded in 2021 and Ray Henger has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Directeur Général | 21/04/2022 |
The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity)
 The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Anciens postes connus de Ray Henger
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
| Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
St. Nicks Alliance Corp.
 St. Nicks Alliance Corp. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services St. Nicks Alliance Corp. is a non-profit, non-sectarian community development organization. It provides employment, education, housing, and health care assistance to low and moderate income residents of North Brooklyn. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette International | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
OwnEnergy, Inc.
 OwnEnergy, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities OwnEnergy, Inc. operates as a renewable energy company that enables landowners and communities to build local wind farms. It develops mid-sized utility scale wind projects for commercial purposes, using utility scale wind turbines. The company was founded by Jacob Susman on November 2, 2007 and is headquartered in Albany, NY. | Directeur Financier/CFO | - |
| Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Formation de Ray Henger
| Southern Methodist University | Undergraduate Degree |
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The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity)
The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC. | Finance |
| Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. | Finance |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette International | Finance |
| Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc. | |
OwnEnergy, Inc.
OwnEnergy, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities OwnEnergy, Inc. operates as a renewable energy company that enables landowners and communities to build local wind farms. It develops mid-sized utility scale wind projects for commercial purposes, using utility scale wind turbines. The company was founded by Jacob Susman on November 2, 2007 and is headquartered in Albany, NY. | Utilities |
St. Nicks Alliance Corp.
St. Nicks Alliance Corp. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services St. Nicks Alliance Corp. is a non-profit, non-sectarian community development organization. It provides employment, education, housing, and health care assistance to low and moderate income residents of North Brooklyn. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | Health Services |
Copia Power
Copia Power Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Copia Power is an American company that is actively developing over 15 GW of solar and storage projects. Carlyle formed Copia Power to accelerate the energy transition and achieve decarbonization targets through large-scale deployment of renewables and sustainable infrastructure. Copia Power has a team of renewable industry veterans with deep execution capabilities in building out infrastructure and sustainability assets. The company expects to start construction on more than 1 GW of projects in 2023 and has accumulated a pipeline of more than 16 GW under development. The company was founded in 2021 and Ray Henger has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Industrial Services |
