Management Team

Christopher J. Moakley, Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Clean Fuels, is a graduate of The College of William and Mary (BA, Economics) and Boston University School of Law (JD, 1989). Mr. Moakley was admitted as a member of the Massachusetts Bar in 1989. Prior to joining Meridian, he was a Vice President for Chubb Life Insurance and Chubb Securities Corporation. Prior to this, he was a Compliance Officer for a leading mutual life insurance company. As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Moakley is responsible for managing Meridian Clean Fuels. He directs energy product origination, industry relations and regularly visits with Congressional staff as an advocate for Public-Private tax credit partnerships to decrease U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Mr. Moakley manages the Minneapolis, MN office of Meridian.

Douglas F. McDonald, Senior Vice President of Meridian Clean Fuels, Mr. McDonald holds degrees in economics from The Johns Hopkins University (MA, 1986, PhD, 1990) and The College of Wooster (BA, 1980). Prior to joining Meridian, Mr. McDonald served as a consultant in the areas of strategic energy planning, price risk management, project finance, and fuel procurement at Pace Global Energy Services, the Washington Consulting Group, and the Energy Futures Group. As a Senior Manager at CC Pace Capital, he also played a key role in the development of eight coal-based synthetic fuel production facilities that raised in excess of $1 billion in equity funding commitments. Mr. McDonald has co-authored several articles and book chapters on energy-related financial matters in trade publications and technical journals. As Senior Vice President, he leads the financial analysis team supporting all energy syndications and initiatives. Mr. McDonald is based in our Washington, DC office.

Gary Goldman, Senior Vice President of Meridian Clean Fuels, has over eighteen years of experience in the tax credit industry. Mr. Goldman focuses on business development opportunities for companies needing tax credit equity and bridge financing in the wind, solar and geothermal industries. Previously, Gary was with Credit Suisse and prior to that he was with Ernst & Young. Mr. Goldman has advised both buyers and sellers of direct and fund investments in excess of $1.5 billion. His experience includes advising institutional investors in both guaranteed and unguaranteed investments. In addition to syndicating renewable energy tax credits, Mr. Goldman developed financial models for major tax credit sponsors, advised investors in performing due diligence, structured legal and tax issues, and negotiated acquisitions of historic properties and portfolios of housing and tax credit investments. He has also monitored the operations and tax credit compliance of projects for institutional investors. Mr. Goldman is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a BA in Economics. He is based in our Boston, MA office.