Energy & Power Sector Expertise
About
Energy Group Capital is a hedge fund manager focused on energy, natural resources and power.
A multi-trillion-dollar reinvestment cycle across grid infrastructure, AI-driven electricity demand, and global supply chains is reshaping the energy landscape — creating significant dispersion between winners and losers.
We exploit these alpha opportunities through a disciplined, fundamental, market-neutral strategy with deep sector expertise.
- Discretionary
- Fundamental
- Market-Neutral
- Sector Specialists
Strategies
A market neutral strategy targeting dislocations in global energy and AI infrastructure, driven by experienced sector specialists with premier hedge fund pedigrees.
Our edge is pure idiosyncratic alpha: superior stock-picking underpinned by an institutional risk management framework powered by MSCI Barra, with rigorous factor controls designed to minimize unintended systematic risk and preserve capital.
The objective: consistent, uncorrelated returns driven by fundamental conviction.
Exploiting secular trends in clean energy, electrification, and grid transformation.
Isolating alpha through sector-specific paired trades, minimizing directional equity exposure.
Utilizing institutional-grade risk architecture and continuous portfolio monitoring to mitigate drawdowns.
Delivering consistent, market-independent performance and high Sharpe ratio through all cycles.
Team
Energy Group Capital is led by a team of investors with institutional experience, deep sector expertise and a shared history managing risk in the world’s most demanding hedge fund environments. The team includes four former colleagues from Passport Capital in San Francisco.
Geoff founded Energy Group Capital with a singular focus: generating exceptional returns in the most dynamic and dislocated sector in global markets. The son of a Texas oil man, he brings over three decades of institutional investing experience — as a Portfolio Manager, allocator and analyst — with a career built on deep energy sector expertise, rigorous fundamental research and a consistent record of alpha generation across market cycles. Previously a Portfolio Manager at Passport Capital, a $5 billion global macro fund. Graduate of UCLA and UC Berkeley (MBA).
Previously Founder and CIO of 100 Acre Ventures and Chief Risk Officer at Passport Capital, where he led firmwide risk oversight across multiple strategies. Deep expertise in portfolio construction, tail risk hedging and the systematic and liquidity dynamics that drive short-term mispricings. BS in Business Administration, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Oversees the firm’s operational platform, financial management, and regulatory framework. He has spent more than fifteen years building and managing the institutional infrastructure and processes that support hedge fund operations, including fund formation, compliance, trade operations, portfolio accounting, audit, tax, investor reporting, and due diligence. BS in Business Administration, UNC Chapel Hill.
Previously market-neutral Portfolio Manager at Bell Rock Capital (UK) and senior technology investor at GAM Investments, with over 15 years of institutional experience in global technology. Deep expertise in identifying structural inflection points, supply–demand dislocations and misunderstood business models across software, semiconductors and AI infrastructure. MA in Economics and Management, Oxford University.
Leads EGC’s risk and performance analytics infrastructure. Previously Chief Risk Officer at 100 Acre Ventures, risk analytics at Passport Capital, and over seven years at MSCI working with hedge funds on risk modeling and reporting. BS Penn State, MS in Mathematics, Lehigh University.
Contact
111 Congress Ave
Suite 500
Austin, TX 78701
