Leadership

Cliff Chapman is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Syncarpha. Cliff has led Syncarpha since 2009 and has developed, financed, and executed nearly 200 MW of solar power transactions. Prior to founding Syncarpha, Cliff was head of investment banking for Broadband Capital, a boutique investment bank. He directed all aspects of deal sourcing, banking, structuring, and due diligence for transactions—raising over $1 billion in three years. Prior to Broadband Capital, Cliff was CEO of mindSHIFT Technologies, a managed services provider focused on IT outsourcing for small-medium businesses. He led a turnaround during which the company completed two capital raises and three acquisitions—becoming one of the leading players in the emerging utility computing space. MindShift was subsequently sold for $167 million to Best Buy in 2011. Previously, Mr. Chapman served as the Vice President of Best Practices for AppNet, a full-service internet professional services and managed services company, where he led the integration of twelve acquired companies. AppNet consummated its initial public offering in July 1999 on NASDAQ and was subsequently acquired by CommerceOne in September 2000. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Chapman was Chief Operating Officer of NMP, an internet business consulting company that he co-founded and sold to AppNet in October 1998. Mr. Chapman helped grow NMP from 5 staff to 200+ staff over the five-year period that saw revenues increase from $100K to over $30MM. The sale to AppNet generated a 20x+ return to NMP’s venture investors. Prior to NMP, Mr. Chapman worked in the commercial practice of Booz Allen & Hamilton focusing on the strategic use of information technology to support business processes. Mr. Chapman also worked as a consultant for Andersen Consulting in their Advanced Systems Group. Cliff earned his Masters of Business Administration with Honors from Columbia Business School and his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Lehigh University.