Joe Ritter is a Partner and Chief Development Officer at Seminole Financial Services, LLC – a full-service national investment management and financial services organization. Since 2009, Seminole has directly funded construction and permanent financing for over 1 GW worth of solar and wind projects, totaling over $2.5 billion of its own managed capital. In addition to debt capital, Seminole has also provided tax credit equity for solar projects. Joe has been with Seminole since the company’s formation and has personally originated, underwritten and managed over $1 billion in construction and permanent financing for renewable energy projects. Joe holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Central Florida and he is a very frequent speaker on the topic of renewable energy finance.