Lori Arndt is GS Power Partners’ Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). As an executive, a line manager, and a consultant to CEOs, Lori has accumulated over 25 years of diverse experience in investment banking, commercial banking, and the clean energy industry. In her position as CSO, Lori is focused on guiding the organization’s long- and short-term strategic initiatives, overseeing its decision-making processes, and providing counsel to the company’s executive management team.

Lori has a long history of creating and leading successful growth initiatives, diagnosing and removing barriers to improvement, and building successful organizations. Her career has included senior level positions with Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and Nomura. Her roles have spanned strategic planning, operations, manager development, client strategy and analytics, corporate access, relationship management, and sales. She has also been recruited as a senior manager to assist with strategy and organizational development in several startups, as well as leading as a consultant in the biotech, insurance third-party administration, and renewable energy industries.

Lori holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in finance and accounting from Columbia Business School, where she graduated first in her class, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Pennsylvania.