Ash Upadhyaya
Founder at Cleanhill Partners
Profile
Ash Upadhyaya is a founder and Managing Partner at Cleanhill Partners.
Ash has over twenty years of experience in private equity and engineering, focusing on the energy value chain.
Previously, Ash was a Managing Director at Centerbridge Partners, a leading alternative asset manager.
At Centerbridge, Ash invested across the energy sector.
Prior to Centerbridge, Ash was a Director at KKR from 2011 to 2017.
While at KKR, Ash led and co-led investments in the energy private equity sector and worked in New York and Asia.
Prior to KKR, Ash was an investment professional at Natural Gas Partners.
Ash began his career as an engineer at Royal Dutch Shell working across the globe.
During his career, Ash has invested across the energy value chain and led operational and financial turnaround of businesses.
Ash has served on several company boards.
Ash brings a hands-on operational approach and insight into the diligence and execution of investments.
Ash has engineering degrees from Stanford University and University of Mumbai and an MBA from Stanford University.
Ash Upadhyaya active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Cleanhill Partners
 Cleanhill Partners Investment ManagersFinance Cleanhill Partners (Cleanhill Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2021 by Rakesh Wilson and Ash Upadhyaya. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 01/04/2021 |
EPC Power Corp.
 EPC Power Corp. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing EPC Power Corp. provides power conversion system services. The firm's products include power modules, cabinet systems, and automotive. The company was founded on September 10, 2010 and is headquartered in Poway, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/09/2022 |
eCAMION, Inc.
 eCAMION, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services eCAMION, Inc. provides energy management consulting services for strategic, commercial, regulatory advice to North America’s energy markets. It is a turnkey solution provider for the community energy storage industry, specializing in the integration of battery solutions with advanced grid control interfaces to the control room. The firm’s products include community energy storage, anti-idling & auxiliary power technology, renewables and charging stations. The company was founded by Carmine Pizzurro in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2022 |
CleanJoule LLC
 CleanJoule LLC Oil Refining/MarketingEnergy Minerals CleanJoule LLC is an American company that focuses on creating sustainable aviation fuels and reducing carbon emissions to combat climate change. The company is based in an undisclosed location and was founded in 2009 by Ashok Joshi and Mukund Karanjikar. The company is the world's leading innovator of full-performance SAF and use highly innovative technology to harness existing energy from biomass and convert it to superior performance aviation fuel as well as bio-rubber that can be used in various consumer and commercial products. Mukund Karanjikar has been the CEO since 2009. | Director/Board Member | 01/05/2021 |
Former positions of Ash Upadhyaya
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Centerbridge Partners LP
 Centerbridge Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Centerbridge Partners LP(Centerbridge Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Jeffrey Harold Aronson and Timothy Gallogly. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 31/08/2019 |
Seitel, Inc.
 Seitel, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Seitel, Inc. engages in the provision of seismic data and geophysical services. Its seismic data library includes both onshore and offshore three-dimensional and two-dimensional data and offshore multi-component data. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Director/Board Member | 15/03/2019 |
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP
 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 30/04/2017 |
Natural Gas Partners LLC
 Natural Gas Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Natural Gas Partners LLC (NGP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC founded in 1988 by David Russell Albin and Kenneth Alfredo Hersh. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | Private Equity Analyst | 01/06/2010 |
Shell International Exploration & Production BV
 Shell International Exploration & Production BV Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Part of Shell Plc, Shell International Exploration & Production BV is an oil and Dutch gas company. The company is based in Rijswijk, Netherlands. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Ash Upadhyaya
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
| University of Mumbai | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Seitel, Inc.
Seitel, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Seitel, Inc. engages in the provision of seismic data and geophysical services. Its seismic data library includes both onshore and offshore three-dimensional and two-dimensional data and offshore multi-component data. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Industrial Services |
Natural Gas Partners LLC
Natural Gas Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Natural Gas Partners LLC (NGP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC founded in 1988 by David Russell Albin and Kenneth Alfredo Hersh. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | Finance |
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Centerbridge Partners LP
Centerbridge Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Centerbridge Partners LP(Centerbridge Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Jeffrey Harold Aronson and Timothy Gallogly. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Shell International Exploration & Production BV
Shell International Exploration & Production BV Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Part of Shell Plc, Shell International Exploration & Production BV is an oil and Dutch gas company. The company is based in Rijswijk, Netherlands. | Energy Minerals |
Mosaic Energy Ltd.
 Mosaic Energy Ltd. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Mosaic Energy Ltd. provides oil and gas exploration and production services. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Energy Minerals |
Cona Resources Ltd.
 Cona Resources Ltd. Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Cona Resources Ltd. is a crude oil production and development company, which engages in the exploration, acquisition, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas reserves. The company was founded on November 18, 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Energy Minerals |
eCAMION, Inc.
eCAMION, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services eCAMION, Inc. provides energy management consulting services for strategic, commercial, regulatory advice to North America’s energy markets. It is a turnkey solution provider for the community energy storage industry, specializing in the integration of battery solutions with advanced grid control interfaces to the control room. The firm’s products include community energy storage, anti-idling & auxiliary power technology, renewables and charging stations. The company was founded by Carmine Pizzurro in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Commercial Services |
EPC Power Corp.
EPC Power Corp. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing EPC Power Corp. provides power conversion system services. The firm's products include power modules, cabinet systems, and automotive. The company was founded on September 10, 2010 and is headquartered in Poway, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Cleanhill Partners
Cleanhill Partners Investment ManagersFinance Cleanhill Partners (Cleanhill Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2021 by Rakesh Wilson and Ash Upadhyaya. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
CleanJoule LLC
CleanJoule LLC Oil Refining/MarketingEnergy Minerals CleanJoule LLC is an American company that focuses on creating sustainable aviation fuels and reducing carbon emissions to combat climate change. The company is based in an undisclosed location and was founded in 2009 by Ashok Joshi and Mukund Karanjikar. The company is the world's leading innovator of full-performance SAF and use highly innovative technology to harness existing energy from biomass and convert it to superior performance aviation fuel as well as bio-rubber that can be used in various consumer and commercial products. Mukund Karanjikar has been the CEO since 2009. | Energy Minerals |
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