Company
Our roots.
Our roots.
It all began in Sweden in 2008, when IOWN’s ultimate predecessor Svenska Vindbolaget AB, was founded by Hans-Christian Schulze and Richard Larsson. They had a simple goal: to develop wind projects better than anyone else.
They achieved their goal by securing exclusivity for nearly 700 potential turbine locations in Sweden in three years. The key to their success was seizing opportunities without the fear of failing.
In 2011, they sold their company and helped the new owner become one of the largest wind developers in the Nordics and become publicly traded, largely due to the original 700 turbine locations. Today, the legacy lives at the core of IOWN.
Hans-Christian Schulze
CEO and President of IOWN, Hans-Christian is an Electrical Power Systems Engineer and has been active in the power and utility industry for more than 15 years.
Since 2008, he has been responsible for the development of >1,000 MW of renewable energy projects and has been instrumental in raising > $1 billion of financing.
Hans-Christian served previously in executive roles and had a key role in bringing a European wind developer to the stock market.
Richard Larsson
CEO of IOWN's Nordic business unit, Richard has worked in the renewable energy sector for more than 18 years on the utility and project development side of operations.
Between 2011 and 2021, Richard held numerous executive positions within the sector and is now leading IOWN's establishment of the Nordic business unit and project pipeline.
Richard holds a master's degree in Power Systems and Transmission and has been involved in forming the Swedish national grid code.
Meet the crew.
Hans-Christian Schulze
CEO and President
Kathy Lin
Chief Development Officer
Alex Erlikh
Vice President, Transactions and Origination
Sarah Broderick
Senior Director, Corporate Finance and Administration
Jay Sonnenberg
General Counsel
Tanushree Agarwal
Senior Director, Transmission & Interconnection
Ed Duggan
Senior Director, Development
Abby Reed
Senior Director, Development
Christian Manisck
Senior Director, Commercial Modeling and Financial Analysis
Ken Grismore
Senior Advisor, Project Development
Maribel Adams Gil
Director, Accounting
Paul Fleck
Director, Corporate Finance
Beki Nobles
Director, Human Resources
Meredith Fuselier
Director, Administrative Operations and Talent Development
Giulia Croce
Director, Transactions and Business Development
Syed Rizvi
Senior Director, Development
Joel Diaz
Director, Development
Ben Lemkau
Associate Director, Engineering and Pre- Construction
Roby Maxwell
Associate Director, Development
Britney Schopf
Associate Director, Development
Bridget Canty
Senior Manager, Permitting
Chase Dekrell
Senior Manager, Development
Yukie Yachi
Manager, Human Resources
Michael Caldwell
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Humza Deshmukh
Associate General Counsel
Andrea Arellano
Manager, Business Administration
Jason Nobles
Manager, Pre-Construction
Irina Georgieva
Manager, Corporate Events & Operations
Shaphan Hills
Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Sallie Shipsey
Legal Manager
Lindsay Toste
Manager, Development
Hanna Wallgren
Manager, Recruitment
Noah Stoop
Associate Manager, GIS
Rebeca Lerma
Associate Manager, Project Controls
Pooja Modi
Manager, Development
Carl Rydder
Associate Manager, Developer
Ted Stuebner
Project Developer
Simon Holm
Senior Software Engineer
Erik Sundin Rydehag
Associate Manager, Engineer
Poojitha Reddy Mudiyala
Associate Engineer, Transmission and Interconnection
Julia Ryberg
Accounting and Tax Specialist
Jon Bakken
Associate, Commercial Analysis
Elaia McDonald
Senior Associate, GIS
Swain Yakupitiyage
Senior Analyst, Commercial Analysis and M&A
Harrison Cho
Analyst, Development
Sandra Schulze
Organizational Developer
Keilyn Kramer
Project Scheduler
Sydney Kiser
Associate, Permitting
Max Rettig
Associate, GIS