Cypress Creek Renewables Brings on New Chief Financial Officer
Cypress Creek Renewables is pleased to announce that Mike Discenza has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Discenza officially became part of Cypress Creek’s executive team last month after starting with the company in an interim capacity in May.
“I am delighted to have Mike join our executive team,” Sarah Slusser, CEO of Cypress Creek said. “He has already shown that his strong finance experience in infrastructure operating companies, including renewable energy, will be an asset as we continue to grow.”
Discenza most recently held roles as CFO and then President at Transurban-North America, a partnership between Transurban, a leading Australian public company, and major Australian and Canadian Infrastructure Funds. Here he developed strategic plans, led a team of 200, managed a business with $250M+ in revenue, and directed a master financing plan supporting $5B+ in capital investments in North America. Previously, Discenza was CFO at GeoGlobal Energy and H2Gen Innovations. Discenza has also served roles in government, including the White House Office of Management and Budget and the US Export-Import Bank.
“After working in other types of vital infrastructure I am excited to be back in the renewable energy space and look forward to supporting Cypress Creek’s commitment to meeting the growing demand for utility-scale solar and battery storage projects,” Discenza said.
Discenza holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Colgate University and received an MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
About Cypress Creek Energy
Cypress Creek Energy is a U.S. independent power producer and developer of energy infrastructure designed to meet the nation’s rapidly growing demand for reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable electricity. Built on more than a decade of experience developing, financing, owning, and operating energy assets, the company delivers integrated solar, storage, and firm capacity solutions that serve utilities, communities, and large-load customers.
Cypress Creek believes energy infrastructure should create lasting value beyond generating affordable, sustainable electricity. Through responsible development, long-term ownership, and meaningful community partnerships, the company is committed to strengthening the places where it lives, works, and builds. Since inception, Cypress Creek has commercialized 19 GW of projects and today has more than 6.8 GW of assets operating or under construction, along with a 19 GW development pipeline. Through Cypress Creek Solutions, its in-house operations and maintenance platform, their experienced team manages more than 8.6 GW of energy assets for both Cypress Creek and third-party owners across 24 states.