the team
The DTE Energy Ventures team is a seasoned group of professionals with a broad mix of energy industry experience and technology expertise. As experienced and successful investors in energy technology, we understand what it takes to be successful as well as what pitfalls to avoid. As part of a 100+ year old energy company with business activities ranging from coal shipping to distributed generation, we have our finger on the pulse of the energy industry as well as a wealth of internal resources on which to draw.
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Ganesh "Ananth" Ananthasubramaniam, Manager Ananth joined the group in 1995, and has led several DTE Energy investments. Ananth is a director in Solena and Pentadyne Power Inc. and board observer in Real Energy and Cell Tech. Prior to DTE Energy, Ananth was a management consultant with Booz Allen and Hamilton and EDS. Ananth has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras, and MS in Industrial Engineering from University of Florida and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. |
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Robert Regan, Project Manager Prior to joining DTE Energy, Rob served 12 years in the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine program, where he directed propulsion plant and shipboard operations aboard the USS BILLFISH, a nuclear fast-attack submarine. He also served as an instructor at the Navy's newest submarine propulsion plant prototype in Ballston Spa, NY. Rob earned a B.S. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA and Master of Engineering in Manufacturing from the University of Michigan. |
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James Chubb, Project Manager Prior to DTE, James worked as an auditor focused on contract compliance and other attestation services. James earned a B.S. in Accounting and an MBA from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. |
For more information, please contact us:
DTE Energy Ventures, Inc.
2000 2nd Ave., 852 WCB
Detroit, MI 48226
313.235.7881
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