About Us

Matt is a veteran leader and entrepreneur with more than 30 years’ experience starting and managing multiple, parallel projects successfully to completion in West African nations and in the United States. Possessing considerable experience of effectively running multinational and multiregional developments, building trust and consensus among conflicting parties in adverse conditions. Extensive knowledge of oil & gas processes, renewable energy and technology, agriculture, economic and humanitarian development, and marketing. Matt has substantial experience with creation and protection of intellectual property, large infrastructure projects, procurement and contract management, compliance with state and federal regulations, compliance with HSSE standards, and administration of organizations with many employees.

A Wyoming native, Matt has been the driving force behind a number of initiatives from broadband to medical care, has served on the town council and sits on several State and non-profit boards. Matt is a graduate of Georgetown University

Matthew has 30 years’ experience managing companies and developing projects in emerging markets. He has developed projects in the energy sector (principally hydropower), agribusiness and other sectors, served on Boards of Directors, advised project company management teams and worked with startups and entrepreneurs. Matthew received his MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Tsuyoshi Matsumoto has more than 30 years experience with ITOCHU Corporation trading oil and other energy products.

Tsuyoshi the General Manager of the Petroleum Trading Department, in the Energy Division within ITOCHU Corporation. He leads ITOCHU’s global petroleum trading operations. He began his career with ITOCHU Corporation and has worked with ITOCHU in overseas assignments in London and Singapore.

Tsushoshi is focused on helping ITOCHU implement its strategy to build a next-generation fuel value chain using hydrogen and ammonia and achieving the target of achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2050 and offset CO2 emissions to zero by 2040.

Tsusoyshi also sits on the Board of Isla Petroleum & Gas Corporation. He formerly served on the Boards of Galaxy Energy Group and IP&E Holdings LLC. Tsuyoshi graduated from Chuo University with a BA in Economics in 1991.

David Wu is President and co-founder of Ascent Hydrogen Funds, a US-based venture capital company that seeded several hydrogen champions including NASDAQ listed Hyzon Motors. David sits on the advisory board for hydrogen aviation company H3 Dynamics, natural hydrogen explorer Helios Aragon in Spain and composite materials company Warpforge Limited in Australia. He is also a director at Sans Faff, Singapore’s first ever Waste Neutral fashion company.

A former capital markets banker with Rothschild working in London, Moscow and Singapore, David also held senior positions with Financial PR firms Brunswick Group and Edelman in Beijing and Hong Kong. He was Head of Capital Markets for NYSE-listed InterOil Corp, leading its US$3bn sale to ExxonMobil in 2017 before being appointed Chairman of Capital Markets and Group Deputy CFO at FOSUN International, one of the world’s largest investment conglomerates managing over $100 billion in total assets.

David read Economics and Management at Trinity Hall College, University of Cambridge and was a Du Cane Piano Scholar at the Royal Academy of Music in London (Junior).

Jeffrey brings more than 25 years’ experience, and a world-class network of active national and international investors, and political/social leaders that consider him a trusted friend and advisor.

Jeffrey is CEO of Baxter, Stinson Polk, LLC (“BSP”) and a resident of Annapolis, Maryland. BSP is a small family office practice, specializing in private equity. Previously, Mr. Polk was a capital partner with Federal City Capital Advisers where he advised on multimillion-dollar mergers and acquisitions and private equity placements.

In 2012, he was asked to be a senior advisor to the Task Force for Business and Stability operations in rebuilding the economy of Afghanistan. Mr. Polk serves on the board of Steward Partners Global Advisory, a mid-Atlantic based financial advisory business.

Richard has more than 30 years’ experience in software, hardware, and new technologies companies. He was an engineer at ARCO, where he was responsible for maintenance engineering for half of the refinery in Southern California. His education includes a M.S. in Administration with emphasis on Finance and Quantitative Analysis, and a B.A. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Science.

Michael Ruddock has 31 years of experience with Chevron in their downstream fuels organization.

Mike started his Chevron career as a marketing analyst, serving various roles in pricing, terminal management, environmental management and alternative fuels. He was involved in opening the first compressed natural gas station in Houston, Texas nearly 26 years ago.

His experience and skills positioned him as a Strategic Advisor in Fuels & Products Strategy where his responsibilities and activities involve understanding of current market conditions, future demand scenarios, consumer mobility preferences and alternative fuels acceptance for electric, hydrogen and biofuels.  Mike’s current focus on evolving hydrogen market trends and demand indicators are instrumental in building strategic relationships as Chevron’s Hydrogen Business Development Manager where he serves on the board of directors for Raven SR.