OUR TEAM
MSE is led by industry veterans with over 50 years’ experience in real estate development and financing and every aspect of renewable energy development, from project finance and utility scale wind and solar development to tax equity financing and hundreds of billions in M&A transactions.
COMPANY MANAGEMENT
Pete Harsy
In 2020 after decades of working in corporate renewable energy Pete decided to take a leap and form his own company with one goal in mind; to give landowners the option to control when they are paid for leasing their land to renewable energy developers and producers. He had met so many owners over his tenure who wished they had a choice regarding the lease payment structure, so that they could consider their individual financial/business needs before deciding which payment option was best for them. Pete saw that the needs of many landowners were not being met by the traditional lease terms and Madison Street Energy was born to help bridge the gap.
Pete is from the Southside of Chicago and his education took him to the University of San Diego for his bachelor’s degree and back home for his juris doctorate from DePaul University’s College of Law. He chose law for his path because ultimately, he wanted his work to help others. After college he went right to work as an attorney and after a stint in commercial real estate, he found his niche at Lincoln Clean Energy, and he felt that he was honing in on his target of helping others by joining the pursuit for renewable energy production.
These days Pete lives and works in Chicago, staying close to his extended family and lifelong friends.
Anthony Danti
Anthony grew up in a small farming town in Wisconsin (pop. 410), and his family operated farms in Southwestern Wisconsin. Anthony has worked for over 20 years in the energy sector, with the last 15 focused on solar and wind development.
Anthony is a lawyer (don’t hold it against him), and was a partner in both Kirkland & Ellis’ and Norton Rose Fulbright’s energy groups. He has spent the last 10 plus years as an in-house attorney, working with several leading developers, and was Head of Legal for BayWa r.e. USA; Momentum Solar and AES Solar/Silver Ridge Power.
Anthony is a graduate of Georgetown University (twice!). He also served his country for five years as a Captain, Infantry, in the US Army, and successfully survived both Ranger and Airborne courses, along with plenty of cold, wet and muddy nights.
Jason Kahan
Jason has been investing in the infrastructure and renewable energy space for nearly 20 years, having previously worked at Basalt Infrastructure Partners, Ares Management, Energy Investors Funds, Citigroup and Societe Generale. Jason graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a dual degree in Finance and Engineering.
Jason is a native New Yorker. He is an avid skier, enjoys golfing (despite his skill level) and roots for the hapless Mets. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and three young (and energetic) children. If you’ve had a video conference with him, you’ve likely met one of them.
SENIOR ADVISOR
Chris McKissack
Chris is a 20+ year veteran of the power industry, where most recently he was CEO of GlidePath Power Solutions, a company that he helped build from its founding in 2014 to an industry leading standalone storage developer-owner-operator. His career spans utility, renewable energy, storage development and Independent Power Producer environments. Chris’ expertise is in business and project life cycles, from initial concept through execution and into operations and maintenance of assets. Additionally, he has lead several successful large-scale M&A transactions.
Prior to joining GlidePath, Chris held roles in engineering, construction management, interconnection, and power marketing at Lincoln Renewable Energy (now Orsted). He was responsible for engineering, construction, and testing of critical transmission and distribution equipment at GE Energy and ComEd, an Exelon Company.
Chris earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Chris is also a founding member of the CleanTX Advisory Board. CleanTX is a nonprofit with a mission to accelerate the growth of the clean tech industry in Texas through information exchange, thought leadership, and strategic partnerships. When he’s not in the office or leading transactions, Chris spends substantive time driving his many kids to their activities and enjoys coaching youth baseball.