Our team is comprised of passionate and innovative practitioners, who are experienced in closing and monitoring complex financial transactions.
Leadership
Niels ZellersChief Executive Officer
Jesse McKinnellChief Operating OfficerNiels Zellers
Chief Executive Officer
30 Federal StreetBrunswick, ME 04011207-253-7718info@brightcommcap.com
Niels Zellers is the Chief Executive Officer of Bright Community Capital. Prior to his current positon, Niels served as an investment officer for CEI Capital. Niels is a student of the social capital markets and has held a variety of roles in management, finance, strategy and investment consulting, working with small businesses, large financial services companies, foundations and nonprofits. He earned a B.A. in mathematical computer science from Lewis & Clark College, an M.S. in sustainable systems from the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan, and an M.B.A. from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Jesse McKinnell
Chief Operating Officer
30 Federal StreetBrunswick, ME 04011info@brightcommcap.com
Jesse McKinnell is the Chief Operating Officer of Bright Community Capital. Prior to his current position, Jesse served as an asset and relationship manager for CEI Capital and as a risk analyst at PowerPay, a credit card processing company, where he monitored the company’s 250 largest accounts. Jesse received his B.A. from the University of Southern Maine and his J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law.
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Interested in joining an entrepreneurial, highly motivated, collegial team working to address climate change while enjoying your life in a way you didn’t think might be possible at a start-up?
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Bright Community Capital (“BCC”) is an impact investment company currently bringing several sustainable infrastructure investment strategies to market, with an emphasis on high impact US projects, particularly ones that benefit underserved communities and groups. BCC’s goal is to accelerate the mobilization of capital to address some of our country’s most pressing environmental and social issues. BCC was founded by Coastal Enterprises Inc., a 40-year Maine based impact investor community development financial institution with roots in natural resources-based sectors in Maine.
- Vice President of InvestmentsWe are seeking a Vice President of Investments who will lead sourcing, structuring, underwriting, negotiating, and closing of individual solar and other investment opportunities for BCC’s funds including debt, equity, and cash flow-based financing for project developers There is an opportunity for this role to be 100% remote for the right candidate who either lives out of state or lives in Maine but for whom a regular commute to Brunswick is not feasible.
- Vice President of Finance and AccountingWe are seeking a Vice President of Finance and Accounting who will play an integral role in the BCC team and its efforts to finance climate change solutions through sourcing, structuring, negotiating, and closing investments in climate infrastructure assets, particularly solar. There is an opportunity for this role to be 100% remote for the right candidate who either lives out of state or lives in Maine but for whom a regular commute to Brunswick isn't feasible.