The senior leadership of Perpetual Energy Systems is comprised of veterans of the power, solar, tax credit syndication and financial service industries. Our in-depth knowledge of conventional financing, construction and permanent debt and equity, federal and state energy tax credits programs as well as the intricate details of developing successful distributed solar energy generation facilities is unmatched in the renewable energy industry.
Mike Maley
Mike Maleyis President and Chief Executive Officer of Perpetual Energy Systems. Mr. Maley has 25 years of experience developing, designing, constructing and operating power generation facilities. He has developed or acquired more than $5 billion of electric generating assets. Prior to joining Perpetual Energy, Mr. Maley was President and Chief Operating Officer of Alliant Energy Generation, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iowa, a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Master's Degree in Engineering Management from Northwestern University. Mr. Maley is a Registered Professional Engineer in several states and is also a member of the Advisory Board for the University of Iowa - College of Engineering.
Sharon Goldstein
Sharon Goldsteinis the Chief Operating Officer of Perpetual Energy Systems. From 2002 to 2006 Ms. Goldstein was a partner in a tax credit acquisition firm and was responsible for its financial affairs and for its day-to-day operations. From 1992 to 2002, Ms. Goldstein was employed by a nationally recognized tax credit syndication firm as its Executive Vice President, where she was responsible for the syndication and finance departments and was involved in raising tax credit equity. From 1989 to 1992, Ms. Goldstein was employed as an auditor at the Los Angeles accounting firm of Alder, Green & Hasson. Ms. Goldstein is a Certified Public Accountant and received her Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
Shawn Horwitz
Shawn Horwitz is Chairman of Perpetual Energy Systems, and is President of the Manager and a co-founder of Alliant Capital. From 1990 to 1997, Mr. Horwitz was employed by a nationally recognized tax credit syndication firm as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer where he was responsible for the financial affairs of the company and its affiliates. Additionally, he was integrally involved in the raising of equity, the acquisition process and the day-to-day running of the company. From 1984 to 1989, Mr. Horwitz was employed in the Chicago office of Altschuler, Melvoin & Glasser as Senior Manager in the real estate industry group. From 1981 to 1984, he was employed as an auditor by Arthur Young & Co. Mr. Horwitz received his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from Rhodes University in South Africa. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Michael Streams, Jr.
Michael Streams, Jr. is Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel to Perpetual Energy Systems. Mr. Streams has over 10 years experience in the financing of real estate and major infrastructure projects using tax credit equity and tax-exempt debt. Mr. Streams has associated in real estate, corporate and municipal finance groups of O’Melveny & Myers, Stradling Yocca, Sidley Austin, and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, and was corporate counsel to Alliant Capital. Between law firms, Mr. Streams served as VP of acquisitions for a tax credit equity syndication firm. Mr. Streams received a B.A. in philosophy from Fisk University, and was in residence at Princeton University as a Woodrow Wilson National Fellow prior to obtaining a Master in City and Regional Planning from Harvard University and a law degree from Columbia University.
