Ali Iz is a Founding Partner of the Firm. Before co-founding NewWorld, he was a Venture Partner at CMEA Capital, where he concentrated on advanced energy projects.
Earlier, Mr. Iz was the Business Development Leader for GE’s Energy division, responsible for acquisitions in power generation and renewable technologies. Prior to that, he served as GE Energy’s General Manager of Technology Growth, focusing on growth opportunities in alternative energy, including solar, fuel cells, and ceramic composites. Earlier, he was General Manager of GE Energy’s solar business, where he led the entry into the solar industry with the acquisition of Astropower. Mr. Iz joined General Electric's Power Systems business in 1990 and held leadership positions in services, sales and commercial operations.
Mr. Iz has led acquisitions in alternative or renewable energy technologies that are now key engines in GE’s Ecomagination initiative, such as the leading gas reciprocating engine business with the acquisition of Jenbacher, an enabling technology for coal gasification with Stamet, and the advanced gas turbine combined cycle power project with Baglan Bay. He has 17 years of global experience in the energy industry, including 8 years in alternative technology investments and 5 years in project development.
Mr. Iz started his career in operations, sales and business development with an engineering and construction company in Istanbul.
Ali Iz graduated from University of Michigan with a BA in Industrial and Operations Engineering. He holds a Masters Degree in Industrial Management from Columbia University.