C. Park Shaper

Director at Sunnova Energy

C. Park Shaper is the chief executive officer of Seis Holdings, LLC. Seis is a private investment holding company seeking opportunities to take meaningful equity positions in cash flow-generating, private businesses. In addition to serving on the Sunnova board of directors, he serves on the board of Kinder Morgan, Inc., the largest midstream company and the third-largest energy company in North America (based on combined enterprise value).

Shaper previously served as president and member of the office of the chairman of Kinder Morgan. He joined Kinder Morgan in 2000 as vice president and chief financial officer. He was named to the office of the chairman in 2003, and held the titles of executive vice president in 2004 and president in 2005. He stepped down as an officer of the entities in March 2013. Shaper was instrumental in spearheading the company’s transparent financial reporting and communication to the investment community.

Prior to joining Kinder Morgan, he was president and director of Altair Corporation, an enterprise focused on the distribution of web-based investment research for the financial services industry. He also served as vice president and chief financial officer for Data Analytics, and was a consultant for The Boston Consulting Group, as well as the Strategic Services Division of Andersen Consulting.

Shaper holds bachelor’s degrees in industrial engineering and quantitative economics from Stanford University. He also earned an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He is the trust manager for Weingarten Realty Trust and is also active in the Houston community, sitting on the board of directors of Texas Children’s Hospital, the Alley Theatre, the Children’s Museum of Houston and Genesys Works.

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