Gerrit Nicholas

Executive Chairman

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

About

Experience

  • OIC (11 yrs)
    • Executive Chairman and Founding Partner
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

      Gerrit Nicholas serves as Executive Chairman and Founding Partner of OIC and is responsible for guiding the firm’s strategic direction and investment activities.

    • Co-Founder, Managing Partner, and CIO
      Aug 2015 - Dec 2025 · 10 yrs 5 mos

      Orion Energy Partners is a credit-oriented private equity firm focused on providing creative debt and preferred equity solutions to middle market energy infrastructure businesses across North America and select international markets in the following energy sub-sectors: - Energy Transition - Renewable Energy and Storage - Renewable Fuels http://www.orionenergypartners.com

  • President and Managing Partner at K Road DG, LLC
    Jul 2014 - Aug 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • President and Managing Partner at K Road Power
    Feb 2010 - Jul 2014 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Head of Environmental Commodities at Goldman Sachs
    Mar 2004 - Jan 2010 · 5 yrs 11 mos

  • Director at The AES Corporation
    Aug 1997 - Mar 2004 · 6 yrs 8 mos