Prakesh Patel has been Chief Strategy Officer for Stem since 2020. Previously, Mr. Patel was Stem’s Vice President of Capital Markets and Strategy from 2013 to 2020, in which role he led Stem’s financial strategy and supported corporate fundraising initiatives, structuring its first project finance facilities and helping to secure more than $200 million in equity financing for Stem. Mr. Patel has spent his career financing technology and energy ventures at the cross section of multiple industries. Before joining Stem, from 2010 to 2013, he served on the investment team at Angeleno Group, an energy and natural resources-focused private equity firm, during which time he led their investment in Stem. Previously, Mr. Patel built and managed a portfolio of private equity investments at New Bridge Investments from 2008 to 2010 and Deutsche Bank from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Patel has a B.A. from UC Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Yale University.