James Chepyha

Vice President of Investments, Alberta

James joined Chrysalix in 2010 bringing 20 years of corporate finance experience in the energy industry with him. Most recently, he was responsible for establishing and managing Goldman Sachs’ principal investing in the Canadian energy sector and prior to that, he built and managed Union Bank of California’s Canadian operations, including portfolio development.

James has worked for both domestic and foreign financial institutions in Canada with a focus on corporate, debt, equity, and structured finance. He now heads Chrysalix’s Alberta investment focus contributing to the firm’s mission to help “clean up” traditional hydrocarbon methods.

James has a Bachelor of Commerce (with Honours) from the University of Saskatchewan and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto.