R. Kelly Plato

R. Kelly Plato, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, has over 14 years of investment management, corporate finance, engineering, and general management experience in the energy industry. He serves on the governing boards of two of our portfolio companies, Rubicon Energy Partners, LLC, and BioEnergy International, LLC. From March 2003 to February 2005, he was a partner of Odyssey Energy Capital, LP, a private capital provider to the energy industry and successor to Mirant Americas Energy Capital, LP. From September 2001 to March 2003, he served as Director for Mirant Americas Energy Capital, LP. From January 1999 until August 2001, Mr. Plato served as Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Tri-Union Development Corporation, a privately-held E&P corporation. Mr. Plato was hired by Tri-Union to manage its restructuring efforts. He graduated with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1992 and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 1996.