Philip J. Deutch is Managing Partner of NGP Energy Technology Partners ("NGP ETP").
Prior to forming NGP ETP, Phil was a Managing Director at Perseus, L.L.C. where he led, or co-led, the firm's energy investing activities and was on the firm's Executive Committee. Phil is one of the earliest private equity investors to focus on energy technology in the United States and since 1997 has led investments in energy companies in the areas of renewable energy, power quality/reliability, distributed generation, energy management and control, and power electronics. Phil is a former member of the boards of Evergreen Solar (NASDAQ: ESLR), Beacon Power (NASDAQ: BCON), Northern Power Systems and International Marketing Concepts. He is a former board observer to Encorp, Vision Solutions, SatCon Technology, and Proton Energy.
Phil has spoken at energy conferences held by Goldman Sachs, Banc of America, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Bear Stearns, Montreux Energy, and the University of Virginia. Phil served on the Advisory Committee for the 2005 Energy Venture Fair and the selection committees for the 2005 Cleantech Venture Forum and 2005 NREL Industry Growth Forum. Articles written by Phil have appeared in Public Utility Fortnightly, Power Finance and Risk, and Foreign Policy. Phil holds a J.D. with distinction from Stanford Law School and a B.A. from Amherst College where he majored in Economics and was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Phil is a director of the International Center for Research on Women. |