John May

Background

About John May

John M. May, Managing Director, joined Hamilton Clark in July of 2017 and specializes in renewable energy, cleantech and infrastructure investment banking. Prior to that he was Co-Head of Stern Brothers' Renewable Energy Practice, which he founded in 2003. He is a seasoned project finance investment banker who has financed over $10 billion in loan and par values for over 100 clients in his 25-year banking career. He is credited with having pioneered the use of bonds as a form of project finance debt in the renewables market. In the past ten years, he has become one of the top renewable energy bankers in the country, having developed a national practice in renewable energy finance focusing on biofuels, biomass, biochemical and bio-products. Prior to beginning his investment banking career, John practiced law at two national firms in Kansas City and Dallas. In early 2013, John was named the 50th most influential person in the world in Bioenergy by Biofuels Digest. On March 17, 2013, John was was featured on the Platts Energy Week Sunday morning television broadcast which aired on selected PBS and CBS stations in major markets in the U.S. He was invited to speak as a global leader in the field of bioenergy and biochemical/product project financing. He received his J.D. and M.B.A.(with concentration in Finance) degrees from the University of Kansas, and his B.A. with Honors Cum Laude from Brown University.