Jaime Carlson specializes in alternative asset investment in the Americas. Jaime is currently Global Director of finance at Sunedison, the largest renewable energy developer globally, where she focuses on their emerging markets (Brazil, India, China) projects. Prior, Jaime was commercial director of Rentech, Inc., a Blackstone-backed $550MM revenue natural resource company. Jaime served in President Obama’s first term as an advisor for finance and operations to Vice President Biden and former Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. During her three years, Jaime advised on financial instruments to expand US energy innovation and directly oversaw the deployment of over $35B in Recovery Act funds. Bloomberg New Energy Finance named her one of the country’s thought-leaders in Alternative Energy.

She is also a founding member of Apertura Films, producer of “The Other Side,” an environmental and social documentary TV series named one of the best Latin American TV series of all times by Rolling Stone Magazine.

Jaime received an MBA and MEM from Yale University. She is currently an Aspen Institute scholar, Truman National Security Project fellow and Pacific Council on International Policy member and Yale University alumni board member.