Carl Williams
Managing Director, Riverstone and Co-Head, Riverstone Power
Mr. Williams is a Managing Director of Riverstone and Co-Head of Riverstone Power. He is based in Houston.
Mr. Williams joined Riverstone in 2008 and is responsible for sourcing and managing energy investments with a focus on equity in the power sector. Mr. Williams serves as a member of Riverstone Power’s Investment Committee.
Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Williams was a New York based member of the Global Natural Resources Investment Banking Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he advised energy and power clients globally on financing and M&A transactions. Prior to joining Goldman in 2005, Mr. Williams held various positions in engineering, operations and procurement at Lyondell Chemical Company.
Mr. Williams currently serves on the boards of Talen Energy Corporation, Enviva LP, TrailStone, ReEnergy Holdings, Crimson Resource III, and U.S. Oil & Refining.
Mr. Williams received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon) and a B.A. in Economics (Phi Beta Kappa) from Rice University. He earned his M.B.A. from Columbia University with a focus in Finance and Economics, where he was awarded the Wall Street Journal Award in finance. He serves as an energy advisor to Ayata, Inc., a pioneer in the field of Prescriptive Analytics, and is a member of the Leadership Cabinet of Texas Children’s Hospital.