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Jennifer McFarlane is an internationally experienced finance executive who has raised over $500 million utilizing a diverse range of structures including project finance, tax exempt asst backed securities, convertible debt, public and private equity, and venture capital. Ms. McFarlane also has significant management and board experience, including at a publicly quoted energy technology company. Prior to joining CleanSource Power, Ms. McFarlane was CEO of Astia, a San Francisco based non-profit that provides programs to early stage women-led companies. While at Astia, she developed a five year strategic growth plan and doubled the organization in 2 years. Prior to Astia, Ms. McFarlane was Executive Director and Deputy Chair of Southern Pacific Petroleum, a public energy technology company quoted on NASDAQ and headquartered in Australia. In this role she raised over $250 million globally and developed the company’s Sustainability Strategy to reduce its environmental footprint. Prior to SPP, Ms. McFarlane spent 14 years in investment banking, principally at Salomon Brothers in New York and Dean Witter (now Morgan Stanley) in San Francisco. During this time, she worked extensively in emerging markets in Central Europe and Asia. | 