KARBONE - Key Persons


Aine Folan

Job Titles:
  • Manager - Power & Capacity Brokerage

Alex Riemer

Job Titles:
  • Brokerage Director

Ben Schneider

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Power Markets

Beste Elverdi

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Colin Evanko

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager

Delaney Miller

Job Titles:
  • Renewable Fuels Broker

Divya Chandorkar

Job Titles:
  • Senior Renewable Fuels & Carbon Broker

Izzet Bensusan - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Partner
As the CEO, Izzet sets the strategy and path for success at Karbone. Izzet founded Karbone initially focused in the burgeoning carbon credit markets and grew the firm into a fully integrated energy financial services platform. He also works with select large institutional clients to acquire utility scale assets, including solar and wind farms. He currently serves as the group chair of Young President's Organization's renewable energy network where he regularly communicates with CEOs in charge of renewable energy firms globally. Izzet holds an MBA from Columbia University as well as an MA/BA from Brandeis University in Economics and Finance. Izzet is an avid triathlete, cyclist and has a green thumb when it comes to bonsais.

Jeffrey Baxter

Job Titles:
  • Renewable Energy Broker

Jennani Jayaram

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Jonathan Burnston - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner
  • Member of the Management Team
As the Managing Partner of the firm, Jonathan directly oversees the Commodity Brokerage and Research groups. Jonathan has been pivotal in undertaking new initiatives at the firm to launch the carbon credit, power, capacity, research, and ultimately the renewable fuels desks. In addition to his transactional work, he also provides analytical input into the firm's research practice and integrated support for the capital advisory business. Prior to Karbone, Jonathan co-founded a project origination firm in the CDM Carbon market in China. Jonathan holds a BA from Tufts University and a MA from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. An active Aikido student with a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo, Jonathan is perhaps best known as Karbone's self-proclaimed Foosball Ninja.

Julia DiRusso

Job Titles:
  • Senior Renewable Energy Broker

Kimiya Kian

Job Titles:
  • Renewable Energy Broker

Margie Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Power & Capacity Broker

Michael Keogh

Job Titles:
  • Carbon & Renewables Broker

Michael Stellitano

Job Titles:
  • Manager - Renewable Energy Brokerage

Michelle Read

Job Titles:
  • Research Manager

Neil Patkar

Job Titles:
  • Power & Capacity Broker

Ryan Melia

Job Titles:
  • Senior Carbon & Fuels Broker