Team
The EnerSmart Storage management team has nearly 50 years of combined experience developing financing and operating energy projects.
James Beach
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
- James leads EnerSmart's project development efforts and overall corporate strategy and management. Prior to EnerSmart, James as a Managing Director at Ascend Analytics and Executive Director at E3 Consulting. James is a Founder and President of Blake Street Energy, and a Co-Founder and President of Alpine Energy, a renewable project development company. He has over 20 years of project development experience as principal, consultant and advisor; and experience overseas in international project development. He earned his BA/BS from CU Boulder, and his MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth.
Marc La Magna
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
- Marc co-leads EnerSmart's corporate strategy and management, managing its trading and finance teams. Prior to EnerSmart, Marc was VP of Corporate Development at Veritone, an AI software firm; and co-founded Turnstone Capital LLC an early stage venture investment firm. Prior to Turnstone, Marc held investment positions at Prudential Investment Corp in NY and London, and J.P. Morgan, and has accumulated over 25 years of venture capital, private equity, corporate development and project finance experience. He received his BA from Yale University, and his MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth, graduating as a Tuck Scholar.