The management team is poised to successfully execute the carefully developed business plan of Greenleaf Biofuels Processing. With significant experience in the fields of alternative energy, green chemistry, finance and new business development, the Company's team is comprised of seasoned professionals that combine global vision and expertise, with key industry relationships and a strong local presence.
Gus Kellogg: Founder, President & CEO
Gus is the founder of Greenleaf Biofuels, a leading wholesale and retail distributor of pure biodiesel for use as transportation and heating fuel. With a BA in International Relations from Connecticut College and an MBA from Helsinki School of Economics, he brings a global perspective to the local challenges of air quality, energy independence and climate change.
Prior to founding Greenleaf Biofuels, Gus was a business development manager for several high tech firms. He successfully launched new products and new companies into existing markets. In addition, Gus has product development and brand marketing expertise, also in the tech sector. He has successfully led teams of sales professionals in meeting overall company objectives, as well as integrating teams through mergers and acquisitions. Gus began his career in business development consulting, where he worked on several projects for clients in Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia.
Gus is a founding member of the CT Biodiesel/Bioheat Association and is playing a leading role in the formation of a biodiesel industry in Connecticut. He is a strong advocate for biodiesel legislation in Hartford, and recently served on the Fuel Diversification Task Force with leaders from the state's energy sector and academia. He is currently developing a project to build a biorefinery in New Haven. His press portfolio includes appearances on ABC News Channel 8, NBC 30 Hartford, National Public Radio as well as numerous other local radio stations and newspapers. Gus was honored during a Legislative Assembly meeting at the State Capitol for his contributions to Connecticut's CURE BioBus.
Mark J. McCall: Chief Operating Officer
Mark is currently a private investor with over 20 years of business and investment experience. He is a former Managing Director of Rock Crest Capital, a Darien, CT based global hedge fund with extensive investments in clean energy. He joined the firm in 2004 and led an expansion in assets from $7 million to $165 million. In his role, he had significant experience in directing capital to a global array of clean energy companies in the biofuels, solar and wind industries. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Rothschild Technology Partners, a New York based technology hedge fund. Along with the founder, Mark grew assets from $14 million in 1997 to $300 million at its peak in 2000.
From 2002 to 2003, Mark was an angel investor and served as President of eMedicalFiles, a healthcare IT company. He led a team that developed a new medical smart card/biometrics market, which resulted in a State of Texas contract win against Fortune 500 competition. The resulting pilot in 2004 is now being expanded and will be the first statewide, smart card/biometrics based Medicaid identity and eligibility system in the nation.
Mark also has 12 years of experience as an executive and subsequently founder, of his own firm in the commercial real estate field. He negotiated over $50 million in office, industrial, and land transactions on behalf of major corporations and institutions.
Mark graduated with a degree in Finance from Babson College, Wellesley, MA, attended the University of Massachusetts Engineering School, and completed an Advanced Study Graduate Program in Information Technology at New York University.
Dan Phillips: Vice President of Strategic Operations
Dan Phillips is the Vice President of Strategic Development at Greenleaf Biofuels. Dan is an expert in finding the link between sustainable business practices and harmony with the environment. As a renewable energy industry veteran, who has incubated new technologies from research laboratories to commercial scale production, Dan has built and operated biodiesel production facilities ranging in production volumes from small scale to 15 million gallons-a-year.
Prior to joining Greenleaf Biofuels, Dan held positions in private, non-profit, and government sectors pertaining to the promotion of environmental preservation and renewable energy development.
Dan was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Environmental Studies from Hobart College, and a Juris Doctor and Masters in Environmental Law (cum laude) from Vermont Law School. Dan is admitted to practice law in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Florida.
Charlie Beebe: Distribution Manager
Charlie learned to drive an oil truck during the 1970's oil crisis to help pay his way through college. He went on to a career in computer programming, eventually rising to the position of Director of IT for a multinational financial services company. Now, after a successful tenure in the tech sector, Charlie has returned to the energy sector to promote biodiesel. Charlie was one of Greenleaf Biofuels' first customers and is an outspoken advocate of biodiesel. He has owned diesel vehicles his whole life and has several years of personal experience running biodiesel blends as high as B100.