Co-Founder & Executive Chairman

J.C. Frey is a veteran investor with 30+ years experience in public and private equity and energy infrastructure.  J.C. was previously the Co-Head of Kayne Anderson's Energy Infrastructure Group where he managed $20B in AUM. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Loyola Marymount University and an M.S. in Taxation from the University of Southern California.

Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer

P.J. Fielding has over a decade of experience investing in energy, power, and infrastructure. Before co-founding CEP, he managed renewable infrastructure and energy transition funds at Kayne Anderson. P.J. sits on the board of metrobloks, Solar Collective, and GoodPeak. He earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Partner & Chief Operating Officer

Gary Ghazarian has 20+ years in fund operations and investment management, including as Partner and Director of Operations at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. He previously advised institutional investors at Wilshire Associates. He holds a B.A. in Economics from UCLA and an M.B.A. in Corporate Finance from the University of Southern California.

Partner & Head of Current Equity Development

Bill King has more than two decades of real estate investing, development, and asset management experience.  He is a senior team member in the firm’s Powered Land Strategy and leads its new initiative to develop multi-family ADUs under California’s SB1211. Most recently Bill was a senior partner at Bancroft Capital overseeing acquisitions, asset management, and mixed-use investments across the western United States. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Chief Financial Officer

Greg Brackett has over two decades of CFO experience at Freeman Spogli & Co. and Caltius Capital Management, following earlier work at KPMG’s financial services group. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Business Economics from UCLA and is a CPA (inactive) and CFA charterholder.

Associate - Development & Operations

C.B. Frey supports diligence, research, and client communications for CEP. He previously worked in real estate with Sotheby’s Washington D.C. and studied Accounting and Finance at American University.