Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Jeff Bishop

As co-founder and CEO, Jeff Bishop oversees all aspects of Key Capture Energy and has grown the company from a concept in 2016 to a market leader in building large-scale energy storage projects. He primarily focuses his attention on capital fundraising and allocation, commercial and regulatory strategy, and building a best-in-class team of energy professionals.  By constructing energy storage projects that uniquely meet the needs of the evolving electric grid in key U.S. markets, Jeff and his team are shifting the landscape in real-time, transitioning the country to a cleaner energy future. 

Jeff has a proven track record at the intersection of finance, commercial and policy in the clean energy economy. Prior to founding Key Capture Energy, he was at Brookfield Renewables and EDP Renewables/Horizon Wind Energy. Jeff has extensive experience in market development, financial modeling, and process improvement; there are over $2 billion in operating wind farms today utilizing his financial models.  

Jeff is currently on the Leadership Circle of the Energy Storage Association, is serving on the Maine Commission on Energy Storage, and has served on or led the boards of organizations such as Renewable Energy Northeast, the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, the Advanced Contracting in Energy Storage (ACES) Working Group, and the Maine Renewable Energy Association. Jeff has an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rice University.

Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer

Dan Fitzgerald

Dan is responsible for overseeing project development and construction and for managing the day to day operations at Key Capture Energy. Previously, Dan was with Apex Clean Energy and established a northeastern portfolio of wind projects from eastern Maine to western New York. Dan created a pipeline of over 750 MW with additional prospects under evaluation. Prior to that Dan worked for EDP Renewables where he completed development of and successfully brought to construction the 215 MW Marble River Wind Farm in northern New York. Many of Dan’s other wind projects have advanced to commercial operation or are ready for construction. Dan has served as a board member for the Alliance for Clean Energy New York.

Before his work in the renewable energy industry, Dan was a project manager at two software startups. Thirteen years of that time was spent with MapInfo Corporation, a GIS software company that was launched as a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) incubator project and developed into a worldwide location intelligence and GIS platform that was later acquired by Pitney Bowes and became Pitney Bowes Business Insight.

Dan is a graduated from the State University of New York at Albany with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Chief Commercial Officer

Nicole Wolf

As Key Capture Energy’s Chief Commercial Officer, Nicole is responsible for all long-term power origination and commercial activities. Before joining Key Capture Energy, Nicole was Vice President of Origination for Panda Power Funds.  While at Panda, she successfully executed $600 million of hedges used to secure financing of $4.1 billion for the development of four natural gas-fired power plants representing an installed capacity of 3,560 MW.  She has held various positions in the wholesale origination groups at NextEra Energy, BP Energy, Sempra Energy & Trading and Duke Energy Trading & Marketing. Nicole started her career at Enron Capital & Trade Resources where she was in the analyst program.

Nicole graduated from The University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science.

Director of Engineering and Construction

Jim Brown

Jim is responsible for all of Key Capture Energy’s engineering, procurement and construction activities. Before joining Key Capture Energy, Jim was the President of RockRidge Consulting where he worked as the Construction Manager on KCE NY 1. Previously Jim was with Apex Clean Energy, AWS Truepower, and Tetra Tech Construction and involved in the construction and financing of over 5 gigawatts of large scale utility projects.

Jim graduated from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a BS in Wood Products Engineering and a MS in Sustainable Construction Management and Engineering.

Director, Legal and Regulatory

Rachel Goldwasser

Rachel leads Key Capture Energy’s regulatory and policy advocacy team and is the principal in-house legal advisor for the company.  Before joining Key Capture Energy, Rachel was the Executive Director at the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners (NECPUC), where she worked on behalf of the public utility commissions in the six New England states. Before that she practiced law at Orr & Reno, PA, in Concord, New Hampshire and served as a law clerk for the Honorable John A. Woodcock of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. She has also taught as an adjunct professor at Vermont Law School and the University of New Hampshire’s Franklin Pierce School of Law.

Rachel holds a JD from Vermont Law School, a Master’s of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and a BA from Dartmouth College.

Director, Asset Optimization

Joel Turkheimer

Joel is the head of our asset optimization team at Key Capture Energy. In this role, he leads KCE’s market participation strategies and analysis on market trends that present opportunities and challenges for battery storage. Before coming to KCE, Joel was a director at Energy GPS LLC, where he developed and managed the development of models for battery storage optimization and valuation, supported energy asset contract negotiation, and various other tasks.

Joel is a graduate of Oregon State University and Portland State University, with degrees in Economics and Mathematics.