Bio

Andrew Hughes is a Principal at Generate Capital and leads investor relations. In addition to covering the company’s existing investor base, his responsibilities include supporting all aspects of the business’ capital formation programs, ESG strategy & reporting initiatives, and corporate financial strategy. Andrew brings more than a decade of experience working at the intersection of financial markets and the environment. Prior to Generate, Andrew was a Vice President at Credit Suisse where he ran the bank’s U.S. renewable energy equity research team and was recognized as a rising star in the Institutional Investor All-America Research Poll. Prior to Credit Suisse, Andrew was a senior publishing analyst on the Renewable Energy, Power, and Utilities teams at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Here, he was responsible for renewable energy company coverage and oversaw over $10 billion of listed transactions among residential solar companies, renewable energy developers, and YieldCos. He started his career as a Policy Analyst at the Environmental Defense Fund, and as a naturalist and environmental educator at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. Andrew holds a BA in Economics and Environmental Studies from Bowdoin College, and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.