Shayle Kann
Managing Director
Energy Impact Partners
Shayle Kann is an expert on the energy transition. He is currently Managing Director at Energy Impact Partners, a growth equity fund investing in companies shaping the energy landscape of the future. He is also Senior Advisor to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy.
Previously, Shayle built and ran GTM Research, the market intelligence arm of Greentech Media, where he led a 30-person team tracking and forecasting the evolution of the electricity sector. Shayle oversaw this business through and beyond GTM's successful 2016 acquisition by Verisk Analytics. Shayle is a renowned writer and speaker on energy issues. He has spoken at conferences around the world, testified in front of U.S. Congress, and is regularly cited in outlets including the New York Times, Wall St. Journal, Washington Post, Economist, and Bloomberg.
His writing has been featured in publications such as Foreign Affairs, Nature Energy and Public Utilities Fortnightly. He is co-host of the popular energy podcast The Interchange. Prior to GTM, Shayle was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar, researching renewable energy project finance in Australia. He also worked at Conservation Services Group (acquired by ClearResult) and the California Public Utilities Commission. He graduated cum laude, phi beta kappa from Pomona College.