Patrick Eilers

Managing Partner & Founder at Transition Equity Partners

Panelist

Pat Eilers founded Transition Equity Partners, LLC (“TEP”) in 2020, which focuses on investments in renewables, decarbonization infrastructure, and clean energy supply chain. Prior to establishing TEP, Pat was a Managing Director at BlackRock Infrastructure. There he served on all three Investment Committees, the Global Renewable Power and Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Funds, and chaired his own, BlackRock’s Energy & Power Private Equity Fund. Prior to BlackRock, Pat led Madison Dearborn Partners into the sustainable energy sector, overseeing the firm’s energy, power, and chemicals practices for a decade.

Pat currently serves on the Board of Montana Technologies (NASDAQ: AIRJ), Trinity Gas Storage, and Bedrock Energy, and previously served on the Boards of NextDecade, First Wind, Magellan Midstream Partners, and US Powergen.

In addition to Bachelor of Science degrees in both Biology and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, Pat also earned a Masters of Management, with high honors, from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University. As an athlete, Pat played on Notre Dame’s 1988 National Championship team before spending six seasons in the NFL with Minnesota, Washington, and Chicago. Pat lives in Chicago with his wife and four children