Ian Copeland

Ian Copeland is Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment of Ultra Capital which is accelerating the flow of institutional capital to finance small and mid-size sustainable real asset projects in agriculture, energy, water and waste. Ultra Capital targets consistent attractive investment performance by leveraging technology and process innovation to manage outcomes and risk. For more than 25 years, Ian has developed, financed, and managed privatization, independent power, and infrastructure transactions and companies in the Americas, the Caribbean, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. He has also delivered engineering and construction services for world-class projects in the power, rail, water, and mining markets. In 2012 Ian completed 15 years of service with Bechtel Corporation where he was a Senior Vice President and Partner. While with the firm he served as President of the firm’s Fossil Power, Communications, and Renewable Power businesses; Managing Director of Bechtel Enterprises; and, Project Manager for several large projects or programs. Previously, Ian was Managing Director of Wärtsilä Power Development (Asia) Limited and Vice President of Hannon Armstrong & Company. He began his career with the utility consulting practice of Booz Allen Hamilton after graduating from Rutgers University with degrees in physics and mechanical engineering. Ian accomplishments include the privatization of, and £2 billion financing for, the infrastructure of a portion of the London Underground system and delivery of the world’s largest solar thermal power project. He also served as a director of Riverland Water – a company owned by United Utilities, AMP and Bechtel that delivered ten new water treatment plants under a 28-year Build-Own-Operate-Transfer contract with South Australian Water Corporation – and supported the United Utilities / Bechtel joint venture in its acquisition and management of part of Manila’s water supply system and other water development opportunities in the Philippines and Indonesia.