Christopher D Sorrells

Bio

Chris started working on energy technology transactions in 1996 and has been involved in the areas of oilfield service, alternative energy, power quality/grid infrastructure, power electronics and recycling. Chris is a board member of Lehigh Technologies, Living Earth, groSolar and Renewable Energy Group, a board observer at Community Energy, and a former Board member at Xunlight Corporation. Prior to joining NGP Energy Technology Partners in 2005, Chris worked at Clarity Partners, an $814 million private equity firm, where he pursued growth financings and middle market LBO transactions. Before Clarity Partners, Chris worked at Banc of America Securities covering energy technology energy and power companies. He founded and headed Banc of America's Energy Technology Investment Banking Group and was involved in a broad range of transactions, including deals for Evergreen Solar, Caminus, DigiCourse, Hollywood Marine, Baker Hughes, and Millennium Cell. Previously, he worked in investment banking at Salomon Smith Barney covering energy and power companies. Chris holds a BA from Washington and Lee University, a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California, and an MBA from the College of William and Mary. Chris is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma.