John MacLean’s background is investment banking in municipal and project finance for energy and environmental projects. John has 40+ years commercial and development finance experience with a wide range of investment structures for senior debt, municipal bond, PACE, leasing, factoring, subordinated debt, guarantees, project equity and corporate equity transactions.  John has worked on financing energy efficiency projects and companies throughout his career.  His clients have included commercial finance institutions, public agencies (e.g., Washington State Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Energy, National Governor’s Association, Utah State University), international development finance institutions (e.g., World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNDP, Green Climate Fund), project developers and energy services companies and electric utilities (e.g., Snohomish PUD, Ameren Illinois, ESKOM South Africa) on EE and RE project development and finance assignments. 

John has participated with the Seattle-based Shift Zero coalition advocating for clean building performance standards and C-PACER financing legislation in Washington State and is working with local energy services contractors, e.g., MacDonald-Miller Facilities Solutions, LLC, on public sector and commercial building EE project finance in Washington State using C-PACER, energy services agreement, energy savings purchase agreement and tax-exempt bond transaction structures.  

John graduated from Yale University in 1980 in economics and did Master’s studies in public finance and economic development planning at Northeastern University (Boston).  He has taught sustainable economics and political economy at The Evergreen State College (2008‑18), Antioch University (1995-2018) and Bainbridge Graduate Institute (2010-12).  John is based in Olympia, Washington and is active in his community volunteering with farmland preservation, local climate action and community solar organizations.