GTM Solar Focus: Expanding Corporate Adoption of Renewables

Angie Slaughter is a VP of Sustainability, Logistics, SVC and Capabilities Procurement at Anheuser-Busch. During Angie’s time with the company – spanning over 20 years – she has held several roles within operations and procurement dedicated to driving transformational change to ensure Anheuser-Busch remains an industry-leader in sustainability. Angie received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois and is a licensed Professional Engineer. 

Gary is a Managing Director with CohnReznick Capital and is based in the New York office. He provides transaction management and advisory services for clients in the sustainable energy sector, including corporate M&A, capital raises, and structured finance solutions for wind and solar projects.

Gary was previously a Senior Vice President at GE Energy Financial Services where he led deal teams in the structuring, diligence, and negotiation of investments in renewable energy projects in the US and Canada.  While at EFS he closed equity investments in over 2,000MW of utility-scale and C&I wind and solar projects, including tax equity, cash equity, and sale lease-back transactions.  Prior to GE EFS, Gary worked at Standard & Poor’s developing models used by commercial banks for assessing the credit risk of C&I companies. 

Earlier in his career, Gary served as an officer in the United States Navy where he supervised the operation of the nuclear reactor plants on an aircraft carrier and taught college-level classes to university students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.

Gary is a CFA charter holder and earned an MBA from Villanova University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Highest Honors from the University of Florida.

Anton Cohen, CPA, is a partner with CohnReznick and serves as the National Director of the Firm’s Renewable Energy Industry Practice. He has more than 20 years of experience servicing closely held and publicly traded clients in a variety of industries, including energy, corporate and public tax credit funds, technology, distribution, and manufacturing. He is experienced in private and public equity and debt offerings, capital structuring, and general business management. Anton’s audit, tax, and business advisory services cover a wide spectrum of clients from start-up entrepreneurs to multinational corporations. 

Anton is responsible for planning and supervising all aspects of a variety of engagements, which range from audit, tax, and accounting services to strategic and operational issue identification and resolution. Anton has also assisted clients with the conversion of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and has prepared financial statements under IFRS. 

For the past eight years, Anton has been solely focused on building the Firm’s Renewable Energy Industry Practice. His experience in renewables spans a wide range of technologies, including solar, wind, and biomass. He currently audits energy companies, funds and projects, providing both GAAP and IFRS consulting. Anton has also been advising renewable energy companies on the accounting impact from various complex tax equity structures including partnership flips, sales lease and numerous other structures.

Colin Smith is a Senior Analyst at Wood Mackenzie, where he leads coverage of U.S. utility PV with a focus on the competitive landscape and market fundamentals. Prior to working at Wood Mackenzie, Colin worked for Photon Consulting leading report sales, sales operations and marketing. Colin was also the sales and operations lead for Next Step Living, a residential solar startup. Colin holds a Bachelor of Science with honors from Queen’s University in Ontario in sustainability and biology.