Bio

Mr. Melo has over 20 years of investment banking, finance, and operational experience, primarily in the TMT, renewable energy, real estate, and financial services industries. His banking experience includes executing M&A, equity and debt capital raises, structured finance, tax equity, mortgage loan origination, workouts, and restructuring. Mr. Melo started his career on the buy-side as an equity research analyst with George Soros in Hong Kong and then on the sell-side for Merrill Lynch in New York and Banc of America Securities in San Francisco. From there he transitioned to a series of start-ups and middle-market firms holding various positions including Co-Founder of EquityLock Financial and CFO & Treasurer of Hybridyne Power Systems. Mr. Melo received his Juris Doctorate and a BS in Accounting from Brigham Young University. Mr. Melo is a native Spanish speaker.