Amir Chireh Mehr

Amir Chireh Mehr is Head of Project Finance at Elemental Impact, a climate-focused nonprofit impact investor. He oversees investment and risk strategy development, and led the successful raise of $132.5 million in federal funding. In this role, Amir also provides start-ups and lenders advisory services, supporting in excess of $400 million in climate loan commitments across carbon capture, storage, and residential solar portfolios. Moreover, Amir directs catalytic equity investments, including into first-of-a-kind carbon capture, geothermal, sustainable nitrogen, and sustainable aviation fuel ventures.

Previously, Amir served as Senior Vice President at Radial Power, a C&I green infrastructure developer-owner-operator backed by Starwood Energy Group and The Related Companies, where he led M&A and developer partnerships to drive inorganic growth through solar and battery portfolio acquisitions.

Before Radial Power, Amir was Vice President, Transaction Execution at Climate Change Crisis Real Impact (“CRIS”), the first climate-focused SPAC. He led teams responsible for $660 million in SPAC IPOs and executed the $2.6 billion EVgo merger, which raised $570 million to expand the largest U.S. DC fast-charging network.

Earlier in his career, Amir was an Assistant Vice President at GE Energy Financial Services, where he underwrote and managed project finance equity investments in power projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Amir began his career as an Analyst in the New Zealand Direct Investment Team at the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, where he managed $4 billion in forestry, agricultural, healthcare, and technology assets.

Amir earned dual master’s degrees — an MBA and Master of Environmental Management — from Yale University. He holds a BA in Physics and Italian & European Studies from Duke University, where he was a Robertson Scholar.

A Kiwi of Iranian descent, Amir is an avid fan of rugby, Pineapple Lumps, and Persian poetry.