Jim is a founding partner and CTO of Novus. He was previously a Chief Engineer at GE's Corporate R&D Center and technology leader for a global R&D team in Germany, US, India, & China. Jim championed renewable energy within GE, co-leading GE's entry into wind energy and serving as post-acquisition CTO - GE's most successful new growth business with over $4B in revenues. He has also led new business development teams in digital energy, waste gasification, and hybrid electric vehicles. Jim has served on the boards of GE Powerex and the Electric Drive Trade Assoc. Jim has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. from Cornell University. He has authored more than 25 technical papers and holds more than 30 patents registered in the US.

Martin is a founding partner of Novus. He was previously a Senior VP at GE Energy Financial Services with primary focus on equity investments in the wind, solar, biomass, and the biofuels segments. Martin also co-led GE's carbon offset business through its joint venture with AES Corp. Prior to GE, he was an investment banker with Goldman Sachs working primarily with Natural Resources and Energy companies. Martin was also a VP with Stern Stewart & Company, a management consulting firm, where he led the firm's Scandinavian team. He holds a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Nicholas is a founding partner and CFO of Novus. Since 1996, Nicholas has managed an investment management firm, now called Dyson Capital Advisors, which works with high net worth families. Dyson oversees investment decisions, portfolio construction and risk management. Since 2004, Nicholas also serves as CFO and co-founder of X-10 Capital Partners, a long-short equity hedge fund. For X-10, Nicholas oversees the accounting and risk management functions. Nicholas holds a BS in Finance from Boston University.

Prior to joining Novus, John served as VP/GM of Advanced Power Technologies (APTI). Prior to APTI, he was the co-founder and CEO of PowerSicel, Inc, a successful power semiconductor start-up company, which he managed from inception through acquisition. John began his professional career at Astralux, Inc, where he rose to VP of New Products. He also previously held a part-time EE faculty position at the Univ. of Colorado. John is currently a Director at Megawatt Solar and Stellaris. John has a BA in Physics from St. Olaf College, an MEEE from Cornell University and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado.

Mark joined Novus in January 2009 after 28 years of global sales, service and operations experience at General Electric. Prior to his present role, he served as General Manager of GE Solar Technologies, one of the major PV solar companies in North America and serves as Vice Chairman on the Board of the Solar Energy Industries Association. Mark also held GE positions as Power Systems Executive & General Manager for GE Structured Services, Region Executive- N. Asia-Hong Kong, Region Executive- Western USA and GE Nuclear Services Executive. Mark was instrumental in the creation of a solar powered water filtration system that GE developed for the 2004 Asia Tsunami. Mark attended the University of Delaware and holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis on solar energy.

Michelle was previously an accountant at McCartney & Company, P.C., a certified public accounting firm in Okemos, Michigan. There she performed audit, bookkeeping and tax services primarily for telecommunications and non-profit companies. Michelle is a CPA and has a BA in Accounting from Hope College.

Prior to joining Novus, Erik worked within Business Development in REC, one of the largest PV solar companies in the world, focusing on growth strategy and new business opportunities. Before REC, Erik worked as a management consultant at Arkwright Norway AS. From Arkwright, Erik has experience from several sectors such as private equity, oil & gas, retail banking and medical appliances. Erik holds an MS in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.