Robert van Beers is an accredited corporate director with over thirty years’ experience growing, financing and leading energy companies around the world. Today as CEO of RvB Capital Projects Inc., he leads a private global business corporation focused on financing and developing renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

Robert has been founder, CEO and director of several energy sector start-up companies. He took his last company (Tonbridge Power Inc.) public before selling it to Enbridge. Today he sits on the boards of several innovative companies, assisting them in their financing, growth and development strategy.

Robert has degrees in Economics (University of Guelph) and Public Administration (Queen’s University) as well as post-graduate work in Corporate Financial Strategy (INSEAD), Corporate Governance (University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management) and Organizational Leadership (University of Chicago). He was also amongst the first graduates of the Rotman/ICD Corporate Director program (ICD.D).