Eric Heintz is Head of Investments at Crux, where he leads tax equity and preferred equity investing across clean energy projects, spanning origination, structuring, and execution.
Prior to joining Crux, Eric spent 15 years at M&T Bank, where he built and led the bank’s renewable energy finance platform, growing it into a more than $2 billion tax equity portfolio across solar, wind, and storage. As a Managing Director of Energy & Infrastructure, he oversaw the full platform, having previously served as Director of Energy Finance leading origination and as Vice President building the bank's solar PV and tax equity business. Earlier in his career, Eric was an Associate Director at Beacon Group and a Senior Consultant at Navigant Consulting, where he advised the US Department of Justice — representing the Department of Energy — in complex litigation with civilian nuclear power owners and operators concerning spent nuclear fuel disposal obligations.
He holds an MBA in Managerial Finance from the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and a BS in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.