Meet our Team
Our team comes from diverse backgrounds including investment banking, financial advisory, non-profit management, and engineering. We share a common commitment to serving our clients.
Trenton Allen
Managing Director and CEO
Founder. Energy and capital markets professional with nearly twenty years of experience. Lead’s SCA’s business development and client engagement activities with governments, utilities, developers, and investors for global sustainable infrastructure opportunities. Adjunct professor at the University of Delaware. Founded Katalusis Foundation in 2005.
Jerome Cox
Director
Economic development and capital markets professional with over 12 years of experience, executing financings totaling over $2B. Advises governments, governmental agencies and investors on sustainable infrastructure projects primarily in the Caribbean. Jerome is excited about economic development that provides real value in terms of jobs, training and re-shaping communities.
Yigit Erkut
Associate
Recent MBA graduate with a concentration in Finance and Business Analytics. Almost four years of experience at various levels in the energy industry: energy policy review and research in Washington, DC; engineering in aviation fuels supply and distribution, and, operational planning and optimization in the refineries in Turkey; trading oil products (bunker fuel) in Singapore. Particular focus on climate finance, climate change, energy efficiency and management, and the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner technologies.
Melis Tezel
Junior Associate
Recent graduate of MA in Organizational Leadership with prior background in Systems Engineering. Special focus on renewable energy operations and finance, strategy development and risk analysis. Works closely with clients, providing strategic and analytical support.