We view our investment relationships as collaborative partnerships. In addition to the investment of capital, we are actively involved in our portfolio companies participating in strategic, financing, capitalization and exit planning, as well as team building and recruiting. We leverage our broad network of relationships to provide relevant introductions and business assistance. We bring our knowledge of socially responsible management practices, working together with CEI to introduce workforce development specialists along with environmental, technical assistance and consulting relationships.
Our Board of Directors and Advisory Board provide governance, guidance, experienced insight and an extensive network of resources to the Managers.
Nathaniel V Henshaw | Managing Director
Nat co-founded CEI Ventures in 1994 to manage socially responsible venture capital funds. He made his first CEI equity investment in 1988 and was responsible for developing CEI's venture capital program. Nat joined CEI as a Loan and Investment Officer, putting $8 million in capital to work in over 130 projects. Prior to CEI, Nat worked at Intersouth Partners, Kitty Hawk Capital and Chemical Venture Partners. Nat earned his BA from Duke University and his MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business.
Thao H Duong | Investment Administrator, Office Manager
Thao has been with CEI since 1994 and joined CEI Ventures as investment administrator at its inception. Prior to CEI, Thao was a job developer and Vietnamese intrepretor for Catholic Charities Maine. Previously, she worked in the Compensation Department of the University of Maine at Orono. Thao earned her BS in accounting from the University of Maine.
Board of Directors
Eliza Cope Nolan | Chair | Shareholder | Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson Robert H Gardiner | President | Independence Wind LLC Charles G Moore | Founder | Little Diamond Enterprises Ronald L Phillips | President, CEO | Coastal Enterprises Inc A Jacqueline Wardell | CFO | Coastal Enterprises Inc Michael Jutras | Senior Loan Officer | Finance Authority of Maine F. Stephen Ward | Executive VP & CFO | The First N.A.
Advisory Board
Deborah Jordan | Chief Financial Officer | Camden National Bank John C Everett IV | Vice President | KeyBank Bruce G Nickerson | Executive Vice President & CFO | Bangor Savings Bank Carl Kopfinger | Senior Vice President | TD Bank Arthur F. Casavant | Vice President & CRA Officer | Peoples United Bank
