Will Baker

Will Baker
Sustainable energy infrastructure, Clearway Energy, Inc
Yale School of Management, MBA, 2021
Clearway Energy, Inc

Will works at Clearway Energy, Inc. where he focuses on Mergers and Acquisitions within the sustainable energy infrastructure space. Prior to joining Clearway, he held buy-side and sell-side roles at Ares Management and Credit Suisse, respectively.

Will holds a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University (Summa Cum Laude, 2014) and an M.B.A. from the Yale University (2021).

Authored Articles
David Crane

Speak softly and carry a big SPAC. 

ExSPACly So: Reflections on an Interview With Climate Pioneer David Crane

No, it has nothing to do with GameStop. A SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company, allows legitimate up-and-comers whose profits lie in the future to tap cash for building climate solutions now. David Crane, a veteran of climate-transition management, explains SPACs' potential to steer capital to a necessarily risky group...
These turbines could carry the future for big oil and gas explorers.

Is this the direction for decarbonizing- and for big hydrocarbon concerns? (Image courtesy of Pixabay.)

Oil and Gas Multinationals Tempt Investors to Stick Around Through the Transition

Equinor Strategy Summit, Norway, 2019 – Executives of Equinor (formerly known as Statoil) were holed up in a room drinking hot chocolate after a day of skiing. Strategy staff members presented them with a list of unidentified companies (“Company 1,” “Company 2,” “Company 3”) along with historical and projected returns...
Posigen installation in Bridgeport, CT

Installations from the Connecticut Green Bank's Posigen program in Bridgeport, CT / Courtesy of Connecticut Green Bank

Connecticut Green Bank's 'Green Liberty Bonds' Aim at Retail Climate Finance

In an interview with CEFF, the Connecticut unveiled its plans to bring to market approximately $15 to 20 million of new $1,000 face value “Green Liberty Bonds” around April 22, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In a twist, the new bonds will be available...
Austin skyline

Austin, TX / Jonathan Cutrer / CC BY 2.0

Renewables Industry Gears Up for ITC/PTC Step-Downs at GTM Conference

On October 29-30, renewable energy industry stakeholders gathered in Austin, Texas for Greentech Media’s 2019 Power and Renewables Summit. At the start of the conference, audience members were asked to identify the biggest challenge facing renewable energy development over the next five years. The most popular answer — besides an...