James Kellogg

Renewable energy, financing, investment banking, and project execution executive with extensive financial network contacts.

Bluefin Energy is a green energy development company dedicated to decarburization utilizing cost-effective, proven technology solutions. The company's initial projects will include the deployment of floating offshore wind turbines to power deep water oil & gas production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

Pitched projects to private equity firms such as Blackstone, TPG, and Sand Hill Road. Together with wind energy pioneer Peter Mandelstam

Worked on large and medium onshore wind projects in Texas, Upstate NY, Atlantic City, and Ohio. His Bluewater Wind team secured the first offshore wind Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”)in the US. Energy network includes relationships with the NJ BPU, JCP&L, NYSERDA, NJ & NY State Senators and Experience with the development of a hydro transmission station project in Upstate NY.

Collaborated with Seawind Ocean Technology, the Dutch development company that created an innovative two-bladed offshore wind turbine technology that is well-suited for harsh offshore wind and wave environments.

Fundraiser

Liaison with President David Jacobs to mutually advance giving

J.C. Kellogg Foundation

1989 - Present

Work with very large established family foundation discussing all aspects of its operations

including

Grants

Money management

Compliance

ESG initiatives

Audit records

Future progression

Focused on bring underprivileged inner-city kids to Frost Valley YMCA in Catskills.
Worked on Japanese/US exchange program with kids for cultural education.

Worked with Martin Jakubowski, CEO, Ray Dackerman, Vincent Dewulf to source project financing in the US.

Pitched multiple leads through personal business contacts.

Worked creating, distributing and ensuring, proper NDA's , MOU's executed.
Produced Offering documents for interested parties.
Pitched NYSERDA, and contacts at DOE. Pitched investors including Blackstone, TPG
and Sand Hill Road contacts.
Currently part of the NOLA team with Eric Smith and Ray Dackerman as a role in financing and execution .

• Head Institutional Sales and Trading
• Formed relationships with Hedge fund managers, PM's and Traders.
• Covered over 30 buyside accounts including Dan Loeb -Thirdpoint Leon Cooperman- Omega Wayne Cooperman Cobalt -David Einhorn-Greenlight Capital, Eagle Capital Management, Boston Partners, Circle T partners, Vanguard, covered and executed for SAC, Peter Kellogg IAT Re. Lucas Capital Management, JCK Foundation among others.
• Executed commission trades for Hedge fund accounts.

Head of Syndicate
Syndicate Manager /Bookrunner
Co Bookrunner
Equities -Converts- Debt
Specialized in mainly in Tech and REIT deals
Liaison between IPO or Secondary corporate management, CEO's, CFO's, etc.
management (primarily Technology deals in Silicon Valley and SF & NYC
and our research and investment bankers to place shares, research coverage
and future Investment banking relationships.
Formed strong relationships with white shoe firms and invited into IPO's -secondary deals regularly with Bear Sterns, CSFB, DLJP, Goldman, H&Q, Lehman, J.P Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Montgomery, Morgan Stanley, Paine Webber, Prudential , Robby Stevens ,Solomon Smith Barney, Sanford Bernstein, Schroeder's, European Japanese investment banks and regionals.