Phil Deutch, Managing Partner

Phil founded NGP ETP in 2005 and has been investing in the energy technology sector since 1997.  He has led investments in renewable energy, power quality/reliability, distributed generation, energy management and control, and power electronics.  Prior to NGP ETP, Phil was a Managing Director at Perseus, L.L.C., where he led or co-led the firm’s energy investing activities and was a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.  Phil holds a JD with distinction from Stanford Law School and a BA in Economics from Amherst College, where he was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa.  Phil is a member of the External Advisory Board of the MIT Solar Study, Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Folger Shakespeare Library and a Founding Board Member of Capital for Children.  Phil is a board member of Catapult Energy Services, LED Engin, Oilfield Water Logistics and TPI Composites, and a former board member of American Wind Capital.