Reuben Munger founded Vision Ridge Partners in 2008 in order to bring decades of value investing experience to bear on what he saw as the financial opportunities presented by sustainable solutions. A former Partner at The Baupost Group, LLC, a leading investment firm with over $25 billion in assets, Reuben has also been a consultant to Texas Pacific Group and an Investment Banker with James D. Wolfensohn, Inc. His passion and expertise in electrified mobility, renewable electricity generation, the built environment and other assets make him a leader in sustainable investing. Reuben is a board member of Securing America’s Future Energy, a Commissioner at the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility, and a member of the League of Conservation Voters board of directors and serves on the boards of numerous private companies. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washington and Lee University with a B.A. in Politics and Economics and a B.S. in Business Administration.

Justin Goerke is a Partner in Vision Ridge’s New York office. Prior to joining Vision Ridge, Justin was a Principal at Capricorn Investment Group as Head of its real assets portfolio, leading investments in water, renewable energy, agriculture, power, real estate and transportation. As a former Associate at Argonaut Capital in Perth, Western Australia, Justin received his B.Com with Honors in Finance and Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Curtin University of Technology, Perth.

George Polk joined Vision Ridge in 2018, having been the Managing Partner of Tulum Trust, which has been investing with Vision Ridge since the firm was founded.  George is also Chairman of Vanguard Renewables and the Cool Planet Group. George was a serial entrepreneur, most recently the founder and CEO of The Cloud Networks Ltd, has served as Senior Advisor to McKinsey and Adviser to George Soros on climate change related investments and was recognized a Global Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. George has also founded a number of non-profit organizations and initiatives, including European Climate Foundation and the Carbon War Room and he is currently on the board of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He received an AB in History from Harvard University.

Duyen Tran joined Vision Ridge in September 2017 as the Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Vision Ridge, Duyen was the Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations for Colony NorthStar, a real estate and investment management firm, where she managed financial reporting and operations for global the investment management business. Prior to Colony NorthStar, Duyen was a Vice President and Controller with the Blackstone Private Equity Group. Duyen started her career in public accounting where she focused on providing financial and operational due diligence services to Private Equity clients. Duyen graduated from the University of California, Riverside, with a B.A. in Business Economics and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Matthew Fox joined Vision Ridge in April 2022 as the Chief Legal and Administrative Officer.  Prior to joining Vision Ridge, Matthew was the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of EIG, the Washington D.C.-based private equity firm.  Prior to EIG, Matthew was a corporate associate first at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and later at Covington & Burling LLP, both in New York. Matthew graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University, with a B.A. in History, and received his J.D., with distinction, from Stanford Law School, where he was an executive editor of the Stanford Law Review.

Rob van Es has been with Vision Ridge since 2015 and is responsible for investment strategy, sourcing, diligence, execution and asset management, specializing in waste-to-energy, sustainable agriculture and more. Prior to Vision Ridge Partners, he was a Senior Manager at Accenture Strategy. Rob has been a Business Advisor to non-profits in Australia and Europe. He holds B.Com in Economics & Finance (first class honors) from Curtin University, including international programs at Lehigh University, USA and Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Paul Luce  joined Vision Ridge in 2021 as a Managing Director based in the Boulder, Colorado office. Mr. Luce is an experienced private equity investor with a strong track record of investments made across real assets and infrastructure sectors including power generation, energy infrastructure, transportation and utility services. Prior to Vision Ridge, Mr. Luce was most recently a Senior Investment Leader at Partners Group, a global investment firm with over 119 billion of AUM. Mr. Luce has held seats on the Boards of Directors of Arcanum Infrastructure, EnfraGen, Sentinel Energy Center and he was a Board Observer for USIC. Mr. Luce has been in principal investment roles for over 14 years, starting his career in early stage venture capital and subsequently investing the University of Washington’s endowment funds. Mr. Luce received his MBA from Columbia Business School and his BA from the University of Washington.

Emma Russell joined the Vision Ridge team as a Senior Associate in 2018. Previously, Emma was an Associate on BlackRock’s Private Markets team, a Private Equity Group focused on opportunistic illiquid investments on behalf of the firm and its clients. She began her career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Macquarie Capital where she worked on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory within the Telecom, Media, Entertainment, and Technology (TMET) sectors. Emma holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics and Government from Cornell University.

Deep Kolhatkar joined Vision Ridge in the spring of 2021. Prior to joining Vision Ridge, Deep spent 12 years in investment management focussing on due diligence, underwriting and management of real assets in the waste to value, renewable and conventional energy sectors, of which the last 8 years were with Tulum Trust. Previously, Deep was an Associate with AES Corp developing power projects in Africa. He began his career as an engineer working on offshore oil and gas projects. Deep holds an MBA from the HEC School of Management, Paris, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from VJTI Mumbai.

Kevin Kershisnik joined Vision Ridge as an Associate in 2018. Kevin was previously an Investment Associate, focusing on energy deals for the Private Equity Team of the Blackstone Group in New York. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst for Credit Suisse’s Global Energy Group advising on M&A and capital market transactions across the energy sector. A native of Denver, Kevin holds a B.S. in Environmental Sciences, Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame and a M.S. Finance degree from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

Peter Repucci is a Vice President at Vision Ridge. He joined as a Senior Associate in the New York office in 2019. Before Vision Ridge, Peter worked as an Investment Associate with Riverstone Holdings, focusing on oil and gas infrastructure and exploration. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst with Simmons and Company International advising on M&A transactions in oil and gas infrastructure. Peter graduated from Yale in 2015 with a B.A. in Economics and Global Affairs and was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado.

Jide Adesoye joined Vision Ridge in 2021 as a Senior Associate in the New York office. Prior to Vision Ridge, Jide was an Associate with the Power, Energy, and Infrastructure Group at Lazard, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments across the utility and renewable energy sectors in North America. Previously, Jide was an Investment Associate with the Infrastructure and Natural Resources department at the International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, where he focused on private equity and debt investments across selected emerging markets in South America, Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Power & Utilities Group at Wells Fargo Securities. Jide holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Greg joined Vision Ridge as a Senior Associate in 2021. Prior to Vision Ridge, Greg was a Senior Associate at Pike Street Capital, an industrial-focused private equity firm based in Seattle, WA. Previously, Greg was an Associate within the Private Infrastructure team at Partners Group, a global investment firm with over $119B of AUM. Greg began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst within the Public Sector and Infrastructure group at Goldman Sachs. Greg holds a B.S. degree in Finance from Utah State University, where he graduated with honors and played on the University’s soccer team.

David Hampton joined Vision Ridge as a Senior Associate in 2019. David was previously an Investment Associate at Trilantic Capital Partners in New York, focusing on investments across the energy spectrum. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., advising on M&A transactions in oil & gas exploration and development. David graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in Economics.

Theo Montgomery joined Vision Ridge full time in 2018 after successfully completing the Internship Program in 2017. Previously, he interned at Booz Allen Hamilton, providing renewable energy solutions to the US Navy and Marine Corps and researching virtual power purchase agreements. Theo holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Cynthia Song joined Vision Ridge in January 2022 as an Associate. She was previously an Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse in New York, working on M&A and capital market transactions in the Global Energy and Infrastructure group. Cynthia graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics, concentrating in Finance and minoring in International Development.

Sam Cummings serves as an advisor to Vision Ridge.  He was previously a Principal focused on electrified mobility, energy storage and other opportunities. Before Vision Ridge, Sam served as a Senior Associate within the Energy & Infrastructure Investment Banking Group (EIG) at KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P. a New York-based Middle-Market Investment Bank. Sam holds a MSc. Finance & Investments from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from McGill University, Montreal.

Scott Carr joined Vision Ridge as Controller in September 2019. Prior to Vision Ridge, Scott spent over 11 years at Colony Capital in Finance and Accounting, ending his time there as Controller of Corporate Operations. Prior to Colony, Scott was an Assistant Vice-President at Deutsche Bank and an Assistant Controller at CB Richard Ellis. Scott graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from California State University at Long Beach and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Kara Hagerty joined the Vision Ridge team as the Director of Compliance in 2022. Previously, Kara was the Vice President of Legal and Compliance at Starboard Value LP, an activist Hedge Fund in New York City. Prior to that, Kara was a Compliance Officer at Falcon Edge Capital, LP and an Associate on the Legal and Compliance team at Centerbridge Partners, L.P. Kara graduated from Washington and Lee University with a B.A. in English and Spanish.

Craig Bodziner joined Vision Ridge as a Fund Controller in January 2022. Prior to Vision Ridge, Craig spent over 5 years at KPMG as an auditor in the Denver Asset Management practice, ending his time there as a Senior Manager. Previously, Craig was a Senior Associate at Marcum, working as an auditor in the New York Alternative Investment Group. Craig graduated from James Madison University with a BBA in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant in Colorado and New York.

Lyndsey joined Vision Ridge in October of 2021 as an Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner. Lyndsey previously worked at IHS Markit where she was a Senior Enterprise Project Manager focusing on company operations and resource management. Lyndsey graduated from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse with a BS in Sociology with a focus in Political Science.

Jazmyn Arroyo joined Vision Ridge in March 2020 as the Office Manager in New York. Prior to Vision Ridge, Jazmyn spent over two and a half years with GSA Capital Partners as Office Management in their New York office. In addition to her office administration experience, she also co-founded an independent theatre company based in New York City called Step1 Theatre Project. Jazmyn graduated from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Arts & Sciences, with a focus in Theatre.