Joseph Kim

Investment Professional l Energy Transition l Columbia MBA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Clean energy investment professional with 15 years of experience in senior roles, specializing in M&A, strategy, project finance, and tax equity investments. Successfully led investments totaling $1.5 billion across more than 20 solar and energy storage projects, accounting for 4.5GW in capacity. Negotiated and closed platform M&A and corporate finance deals totaling $855 million, supporting the development and operation of over 10GW of clean energy assets. Core competencies: Financial Modeling l Mergers & Acquisitions l Due Diligence l Financial Analysis l Project & Corporate Finance l Capital Market Analysis l Business Strategies l Risk Analysis l Investment Valuation

Experience

  • Senior Director, Investments & Finance at NewEdge Power
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Director - M&A / Business Development at PassKey Inc.
    Mar 2022 - May 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    - Led energy storage M&A for PassKey's portfolio company - Developed/executed investment strategies for SK Group's US clean energy initiatives

  • SK E&S (Full-time · 3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Manager, Energy Solution Group
      Jan 2020 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      - Spearheaded firm's business development and strategic planning in the US energy solution sector - Led firm's renewables and energy storage M&A in the US, achieving over $1bn in investments across leading US clean energy companies

    • Manager, Global Renewables Group
      Jun 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • OCI Solar Power LLC (San Antonio, Texas)
    • Director, Project Finance & Strategy
      Mar 2018 - Jun 2018 · 4 mos

      - Managed a team of 4 to secure project finance and tax equity investments for solar projects - Led the sale of solar projects, totaling 310MW and $520 million

    • Senior Manager, Project Finance & Strategy
      Nov 2015 - Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • OCI (Full-time · 6 yrs 9 mos)
    • Manager, Strategic Planning Division
      Jan 2014 - Oct 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos

      - Oversaw the firm's global clean energy subsidiaries, including a developer and module/tracker manufacturers - Established firm's global clean energy investment strategy

    • Senior Associate, Planning & Marketing team
      Mar 2012 - Jan 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

      - Led financial planning and analysis

    • Researcher, Fumed Silica VIP (Vacuum Insulation Panel) Research Team
      Feb 2009 - Mar 2012 · 3 yrs 2 mos