Srinivas Alai

Srinivas Alai, CFA has a strong background in project finance and risk management within the renewable energy sector. Srinivas is currently working as the Senior Director of Project Finance at EDF Renewables North America, where they have been since 2019. Prior to their current role, they held the position of Senior Director of Valuation and Analytics at the same company. Before joining EDF Renewables, they worked as the Director of Finance at Pattern Energy Group from 2017 to 2019. Srinivas also has experience at NRG Renew, where they served as the Senior Director of Risk Management and later as the Senior Director of Project Finance and Treasury from 2014 to 2017. In addition, they have worked at Pacific Gas and Electric Company as the Director of Market and Transaction Risk from 2012 to 2014. Srinivas began their career at Iberdrola Renewables, where they held various roles including Director of Structuring, Manager of Structuring and Structured Finance, Senior Analyst, and Career Analyst from 2002 to 2012. Srinivas also gained experience at Aquila Energy as a Senior Analyst in Pricing Analysis and an Analyst in Pricing Analysis from 2001 to 2002. With over two decades of experience, Srinivas Alai has a diverse and impressive work history in the renewable energy and finance sectors.

Srinivas Alai, CFA has a diverse education background. Srinivas obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1991. Srinivas then pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, specializing in Management, from 1993 to 1995. Later, they completed their Masters in Quantitative Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison between 1998 and 2001. Additionally, they have attended executive education programs at Harvard Law School and Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2016 and 2014, respectively, focusing on negotiation and influence. Srinivas Alai has also earned various certifications, including Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Energy Risk Professional (ERP), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and Professional Risk Manager (PRM).