James (“Jos”) Shaver

Founding Partner & Senior Advisor

• James “Jos” Shaver is the Founding Partner and Senior Advisor at Electron Capital Partners, a $3 billion global investment firm specializing in the energy transition sectors for almost two decades.
• In October 2023, after leading Electron as Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) since 2004, including four years at Point72/SAC Capital, Jos successfully transitioned the firm to its next generation of partners.
• Throughout his career, Jos has led and grown investment initiatives with a global impact.  Before founding Electron, Jos held senior positions in London from 2000 to 2004, including Managing Director of SG Barr Devlin and Director at DLJ/CSFB, where he served as a senior investment banker to major European utilities. His extensive international experience also includes five years (1995-2000) in Hong Kong, where he led UBS’ Utility Investment Banking Group (Asia) and headed Project Finance Debt (Asia). Prior to Asia, Jos served six years (1989-1995) in New York as a Team Leader in UBS’ global project finance group.
• Jos holds a BA in Mathematical Economics from Colgate University (1986) and an MBA in Finance and Accounting (double major) from Columbia Business School (1990).