ABOUT US

AB Power Advisors is a premier advisory services firm that specializes in delivering customized solutions to the U.S. power industry. With over one hundred years of collective experience working for various market participants in a commercial, capital deployment, risk management and regulatory capacity, we are able to lean on our unique perspectives to help uncover hidden risks and capitalize on opportunities for our clients. Our diversified experience allows us to be Your Competitive Advantage.

Our clients look to AB Power Advisors for the following service offering:

 

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RYAN ALDRIDGE

RYAN ALDRIDGE

Ryan Aldridge co-founded AB Power Advisors in March 2018 with Matthew Berend. He has over 20 years of experience in the power industry with-in depth knowledge of trading, asset optimization, regulatory advisory, business development and operations. Ryan leads AB’s energy management business by providing regulatory advisory services to end-users, data centers, generators, private equity, and trading firms.

Prior to founding AB, Ryan served as Managing Director of Power at Koch Industries, overseeing the ERCOT power business. Before Koch, Ryan led Equipower’s, subsidiary of Energy Capital Partners, ERCOT power business. Ryan previously joined AEP and initially leveraged his ERCOT knowledge and experience and then was promoted to run both the trading and asset optimization desks for AEP’s deregulated operations. Ryan began his career at ERCOT, working with ERCOT stakeholders and leading internal staff to implement projects.

Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas.

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MATTHEW BEREND

MATTHEW BEREND

Matthew Berend co-founded AB Power Advisors in March 2018 with Ryan Aldridge. Matthew has over 20 years of experience in the power industry with comprehensive knowledge of risk management, deal origination and structuring transactions in ERCOT, FECC, NE-ISO, PJM, and NYISO. Matthew leads AB’s renewable project advisory business commercializing wind, solar and storage projects across the United States.

Prior to founding AB, Matthew served as Vice President at Koch Industries, leading the retail and wholesale power origination team. Matthew was one of the original members of JP Morgan Ventures, a subsidiary of JP Morgan, where he developed and implemented the ERCOT and NEISO power origination business plan. Before JP Morgan, Matthew worked for Calpine originating structured product opportunities and optimizing gas-fired power generation in the PJM, NE-ISO and NYISO markets.

Matthew holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Science in Finance from Texas A&M University.

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Nash Naviwala

Nash Naviwala

Nash Naviwala joined AB Power Advisors in June 2022. Nash has over 25 years of experience in power origination, sales, and management. While building the wholesale power business and teams at various organizations, Nash has gained an extensive understanding of North American Power, Natural Gas and Renewables markets. Nash supports AB’s power advisory efforts focusing on structured origination across the United States.

Nash started his career at Central and Southwest Corp and spent several years at JP Morgan Commodities and Direct Energy before joining AB Power Advisors. Nash holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Oklahoma State University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University.

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