The Team Behind the Mission

Seasoned operators, strategists, and policy leaders advancing the next generation of behind-the-meter energy infrastructure.

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Executive Management

Leadership with Deep Energy 
& Infrastructure Expertise

The ONE Nuclear team possesses extensive experience in nuclear and energy solutions, specializing in the intersection of design, operations, regulatory frameworks, government relations, and public market dynamics

Richard Taylor

Co-Founder, Chairman,

Chief Executive Officer

Richard Taylor

Co-Founder, Chairman,

Chief Executive Officer

40+ years experience in engineering, commercial, general management and leadership roles at a leading energy company and innovative development and technology companies.

Coen Weddepohl

Chief Investment Officer

Coen Weddepohl

Chief Investment Officer

25+ years of sales and investment experience in energy transition infrastructure and quant hedge funds focused capital formation, funding and risk management.

Robert Carilli

Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer

Robert Carilli

Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer

30+ years as an entrepreneur with successful ventures in wholesale, retail, software, entertainment, and finance with 16 years of private equity experience.

Kevin Dowd

Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer

Kevin Dowd

Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer

25+ years experience in financial and operational corporate restructurings with sector experience in telecom, manufacturing, retail, and defense.

Christopher Hansmeyer

Chief Development Officer

Christopher Hansmeyer

Chief Development Officer

Chief Development Officer with 28+ years’ experience developing 50+ GW of infrastructure projects, leading ONE’s projects from site origination through interconnection, permitting, and PPA execution.

Ann Anthony

Chief Financial Officer

Ann Anthony

Chief Financial Officer

30+ years experience in treasury, finance and accounting. SEC financial expert and board advisor, having raised over $9 billion to fund growth in energy and manufacturing companies.

Independent Directors

Independent directors rovide strategic oversight across energy, policy, 
and finance, ensuring strong governance and disciplined execution 
of large-scale projects.

Kyle Crowley

Kyle Crowley brings more than 30 years of utility and power generationleadership, including two decades at Exelon Corporation, where he led everymerger, acquisition, divestiture, and joint venture from 2008 forward. AsSenior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, and later Senior VicePresident of Corporate Finance and Development, Kyle closed more than 65transactions representing over $38 billion in equity value and grew Exelon fromtwo utilities to six. He directed Exelon’s $7.9 billion acquisition ofConstellation Energy Group in 2012 and its $6.9 billion acquisition of PepcoHoldings in 2016, and he led the 2022 separation of Constellation EnergyCorporation, the largest nuclear generator in the United States, into anindependent public company.  Histransaction record spans nuclear, gas, wind, solar, and fuel cells. For ONENuclear, Kyle offers direct nuclear ownership experience, deep utilityrelationships, and disciplined transaction execution. He holds an MBA from theUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS in Finance from IndianaUniversity’s Kelley School of Business.

Darryl K. Willis

Darryl Willis is Corporate Vice President for Energy andResources at Microsoft, where he leads the company's global industry strategyand has helped grow its energy business from approximately $1 billion to $8billion. He previously launched and led Google Cloud's energy industry practiceas Vice President and spent more than 25 years at bp in senior operating andexecutive leadership roles, including President and CEO of bp Angola, where hetransformed a $5 billion business into one of the company's top-performingoperations. At Microsoft, he has helped advance the industry's transition fromcoal-fired to advanced nuclear generation. Darryl serves on the board of theAmerican Bureau of Shipping, and Nine Energy Service. For ONE Nuclear, hebrings unique access to hyperscale and data center decision-makers, combinedwith deep operational expertise across the energy sector. He holds an MS inBusiness from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an MS in Geology andGeophysics from the University of New Orleans.

Elizabeth S. Williams

Elizabeth S. Williams is Founder and Managing Partner of &Minds Partners, an advisory firm focused on strategy, M&A, and the energy transition. She serves as an independent director of Innventure (NASDAQ: INV), sitting on its Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees, and as Audit Committee Chair of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII (NASDAQ: HCICU), both vehicles created to accelerate capital into climate-transition technologies. Elizabeth was Head of Corporate Strategy (SVP) at ABB in Zurich, overseeing the planning and execution of $20 billion in institutional investments, and Head of Corporate Strategy at Maersk in Copenhagen. As SVP of Strategy and Corporate Development at Tenneco, she led a 60-member team through diligence on a $5.4 billion acquisition. For ONE Nuclear, Elizabeth brings public-company governance rigor, audit leadership, and industrial strategy depth. She holds a BA in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Daniel J. Hennessy

Daniel J. Hennessy is Founder and Managing Partner of Hennessy Capital LLC, an alternative investment firm he established in 2013 to focus on sustainable industrial technology and infrastructure. Dan has built one of the most active sponsor franchises on Nasdaq, taking a succession of Hennessy Capital vehicles public and using them to bring industrial and energy-transition businesses to the public markets, among them Blue Bird Corporation, Daseke, NRC Group Holdings, and Canoo. From 1988 to 2016 he was a Partner at Code Hennessy & Simmons, the middle-market private equity firm he co-founded, and earlier led Midwest mezzanine investing at Citicorp. For ONE Nuclear, Dan brings the capital-formation network, public-market credibility, and board discipline required to fund capital-intensive power infrastructure at scale. He holds a BA, magna cum laude, from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Advisory Board Members

The ONE Nuclear team is supported by an outstanding advisory team 
with deeply relevant nuclear, governmental, and regulatory experience

Joseph Gruters

Advisory Board Member

Joseph Gruters

Advisory Board Member

Advisor 20+ year political career, selected by President Trump as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee and currently serving as a member of the Florida Senate.

Margo Black

Advisory Board Member

Margo Black

Advisory Board Member

Advisor 40+ years experience working at the highest levels for premier insurance and reinsurance companies across various geographies including Brazil as CEO and President of Swiss Re.

Dr. Robert Hayes

Advisory Board Member

Dr. Robert Hayes

Advisory Board Member

Advisor 30+ years experience researching nuclear waste management, retrospective dosimetry and nuclear forensics currently serving as an associate professor at NC State University and Savannah River National Laboratory.

Chris LaCivita

Advisory Board Member

Chris LaCivita

Advisory Board Member

30+ years in campaign management and strategic planning. Formerly serving as Chief of Staff for the Republican National Committee and Co-Chair of the 2024 Trump Campaign.

Slater Bayliss

Advisory Board Member

Slater Bayliss

Advisory Board Member

Advisor 20+ year lobbying career currently serving as co-founder of The Advocacy Partners and as adjunct professor at Florida State University.