James Pai

Bio

Prior to joining NGP Energy Technology Partners, James was an analyst for Magnetar Capital's value equity group in New York. As the energy analyst, James evaluated long and short equity investments in the traditional energy space as well as coal, utilities / power and alternatives. Before Magnetar, James worked at American Capital's Energy group in Dallas, where he served on the team that was responsible for all energy-related investments in leveraged buyouts, minority equity, and junior debt deal structures. James started his career at Prudential Capital Group's Dallas Energy office focusing on debt and mezzanine transactions. He currently serves on the board of directors for American Wind Capital. James graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Professional Accounting, and he was a Larry Temple and George L. Clark Scholar.