RYAN FRANCO, Director

Ryan Franco focuses on private equity investments within the power and process industries and currently serves on the board of Zurich-based Advanced Aerofoil Technologies AG.  Prior to MissionPoint, Ryan was a managing director of Ritchie Capital Management, where he led growth equity investing for the firm’s multi-strategy energy fund and was a member of the boards of emc GmbH, Xcelaero Corporation, and Organic Fuels, Inc.  From 2000 to 2005, Ryan worked for GE Capital Corporation supporting business development activities across both financial service and energy / infrastructure divisions and was an investment professional with GE Equity in its Technology Group.  Prior to GE, Ryan was an associate and staff attorney for ING Investment Management, and practiced international corporate law.  Ryan earned an MBA from Columbia University, a JD from the University of Georgia School of Law, and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin,