Current board memberships and advisory roles
Education
Mr. St. James obtained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, USA and his Master
of Arts (MA) in International Relations from The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford,
Massachusetts, USA.
Awards and Recognitions
UPCOMING Speaking Engagements:
Earlier speaking engagements can be found here.
Professional Experience
During his tenue as Managing Director of Santiago & Sinclair, LLC, Mr. St. James also founded and presided
over the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber. Previously, he has also held positions such as Vice
President of Westpac Banking Corporation in San Francisco, California; Director of International Business
Development at Dell Financial Services in Austin, Texas; and Regional Manager of Mercedes-Benz Leasing
Mexico in Mexico City. He brings a wealth of corporate experience and two decades of international business
know-how to the table.
Personal
Married 23 years; two sons. Primary residence in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA and a
citizen of the United States and of Argentina.
Carlos St. James can be reached by e-mail at cstjames@santiagosinclair com.
Para leer esta biografía en español use este enlace.
- Founder and ex-President of the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber ("Cámara Argentina de
Energías Renovables", or CADER), a non-governmental, non-profit industry trade association dedicated to
the sustainable development of an industry that includes biofuels, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and
energy within its scope. - Board member of the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance ("GRFA") a Toronto-based international federation
of biofuels associations that represents over 60% of the renewable fuels production from 34 countries; - Member of the Steering Committee for a European Union-funded project called "BioTop", headquartered
in Munich, Germany: Biofuels Assessment on Technical Opportunities and Research Needs for Latin
America, Seventh Framework Programme of the Commission of the European Communities; - Board member and Regional Director for the Southern Cone of the Latin American and Caribbean
Council on Renewable Energy ("LAC-CORE"), a regional industry non-profit association based in
Washington, D.C.; - Founder and board member of the Fletcher Club of Buenos Aires, an alumni association of the Fletcher
School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University; - Member of the Latin America Advisory Board of Santiago & Sinclair, a private consultancy that develops
biofuels projects in Latin America. - Board member at Santiago & Sinclair, LLC, a US-based regional consultancy that develops renewable
energy projects in Latin America; - Advisor to the Escuela Hogar Pradère, a boarding school for indigent girls in Victoria, Argentina;
- Advisor to the Hogar Santa Rosa, a home for women with disabilities in Tigre, Argentina;
Education
Mr. St. James obtained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, USA and his Master
of Arts (MA) in International Relations from The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford,
Massachusetts, USA.
Awards and Recognitions
- Mr. St. James was recently nominated to be included in Esquire magazine's annual "Best and the
Brightest" issue for his work to develop awareness of the potential for clean energy solutions as engine for
economic growth in Latin America. - In May 2009, a large European industry magazine ran a profile of Mr. St. James under the title, "Carlos St.
James, president of the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber: Zero to Hero in Two Years" - At the end of 2008 Mr. St. James was voted "Biofuels Personality of the Year" by readers of Biofuels
Digest, reflecting his efforts to promote awareness of the potential that clean energies have to redirect Latin
American economies, as well as his efforts to develop new leadership for this industry. - Mr. St. James was selected Conference Chairman of the Argentina Clean Energy Congress in Buenos
Aires, March 2010.
UPCOMING Speaking Engagements:
- March 12, 2012: Montevideo Clean Energy Finance Seminar, Montevideo, Uruguay
- March 14, 2012: Buenos Aires Clean Energy Finance Seminar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- March 16, 2012: Santiago Clean Energy Finance Seminar, Santiago, Chile
- April 27-28, 2012: REFF-LAC (Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Latin America and Caribbean), Miami,
USA - April 2012: Argentina Clean Energy Congress & Expo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Earlier speaking engagements can be found here.
Professional Experience
During his tenue as Managing Director of Santiago & Sinclair, LLC, Mr. St. James also founded and presided
over the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber. Previously, he has also held positions such as Vice
President of Westpac Banking Corporation in San Francisco, California; Director of International Business
Development at Dell Financial Services in Austin, Texas; and Regional Manager of Mercedes-Benz Leasing
Mexico in Mexico City. He brings a wealth of corporate experience and two decades of international business
know-how to the table.
Personal
Married 23 years; two sons. Primary residence in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA and a
citizen of the United States and of Argentina.
Carlos St. James can be reached by e-mail at cstjames@santiagosinclair com.
Para leer esta biografía en español use este enlace.
Carlos St. James is a business leader in the clean tech industry in Latin America. He
is the Managing Director of Santiago & Sinclair, LLC, an organization that provides
guidance for companies looking to invest in the region and is a project developer
throughout the Americas.
is the Managing Director of Santiago & Sinclair, LLC, an organization that provides
guidance for companies looking to invest in the region and is a project developer
throughout the Americas.
CARLOS ST. JAMES |
Equally fluent in Spanish and English, he has been a speaker at conferences in
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Germany,
Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Spain and the United States. Very
knowledgeable in legislative matters pertaining to renewable energy in the region, he
communicates regularly with business leaders, government officials and the banking
and investment sectors to maintain the pulse of the burgeoning biofuels and renewable
energies industry in Latin America -- especially regarding the manner in which it will
affect markets in the more developed economies.
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Germany,
Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Spain and the United States. Very
knowledgeable in legislative matters pertaining to renewable energy in the region, he
communicates regularly with business leaders, government officials and the banking
and investment sectors to maintain the pulse of the burgeoning biofuels and renewable
energies industry in Latin America -- especially regarding the manner in which it will
affect markets in the more developed economies.
He is the author of more than a dozen published studies on the development of the industry in Latin America, is
quoted regularly in global and specialized press, and has hands-on experience in the development, permitting,
production, mergers & acquisitions and financing of clean energy generation projects.
quoted regularly in global and specialized press, and has hands-on experience in the development, permitting,
production, mergers & acquisitions and financing of clean energy generation projects.
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