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The First Wind Team

Steve Vavrik
Vice President,
Origination


Executive Summary
Steve Vavrik is responsible for managing First Wind’s energy and renewable commodity risks.

Career Highlights
Mr. Vavrik brings a wide range of skills and experience to First Wind, including 10 years in the energy industry. After beginning his energy career with GE Capital, he joined Enron in London in a project development and gas trading capacity. His role at Enron included trading natural gas forward contracts and negotiating structured power deals.

Subsequent to that, he became a key member of the management team for Dynegy’s 1600 MW of power generation assets in New York State and led PPM Energy’s wind energy origination efforts in the Northeast U.S.


Education and Credentials

  • JJ.D., Yale Law School 
  • Masters in Public Administration, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
  • Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois

  • Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois