Ahmad Atwan is the CEO and founder of VC Fuel, an energy investment firm, as well as Clean Energy Services (CES), a renewable energy services company. He is also a founder and Board member of Greenflash Infrastructure, LP, a leading battery storage infrastructure company based in Houston, Texas.
Previously, Atwan was a managing director at BlackRock in the Global Private Equity Group, where he led Energy investing across North America. He was also a co-founder of the Renewable Power Fund at BlackRock. Atwan invested over $5 Billion in Energy companies and assets during his time in Private Equity.
Prior to that, Atwan spent over a decade founding and leading operating companies, including Green Star Energy, a Brazilian sugar cane-to-ethanol production company. In addition, he helped build Altra Energy Technologies, an energy and financial services software company, leading the sale of both companies at attractive returns to investors. Atwan began his career at the Boston Consulting Group, where he focused on telecommunications and automotive clients.
Atwan holds a Bachelors’ degree in Economics from Harvard University with the highest distinction and was among 32 Americans selected as a Rhodes Scholar. He also earned a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Oxford University.