John Cote

Bio

As the portfolio manager for GE Energy Financial Services' venture capital team, Mr. Cote manages all aspects of global and domestic energy technology venture capital investments with a focus on risk monitoring, internal and external opportunity development, and return enhancement / principal recovery. Prior to joining GE, Mr. Cote was Director, Business Management, for FPL Energy, where he managed a wind energy portfolio of more than 2,000 megawatts in Texas. Before FPL, he worked for Duke Energy in Houston as a Director in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, focusing on various commercial and strategy projects, and for Enron Europe's weather risk management group in London. In Washington, D.C., Mr. Cote managed global competitive intelligence projects, and negotiation strategy and team response to kidnap and ransom crises at Parvus International. He also taught kindergarten in St. Petersburg, Russia, and high school English in Warsaw, Poland. Mr. Cote received a Bachelor of Arts in Russian and International Affairs (dual) from the University of New Hampshire, and a Master of Business Administration from Rice University.