About
Andre Templeman
Founder, Alpha Inception. Twenty-five years pricing the structures most advisors only model.
Andre Templeman founded Alpha Inception in 2012. He has over 25 years of experience in commodity structuring and origination with Macquarie Bank, Goldman Sachs, Duke Energy and Iberdrola Renewables, beginning his career in 1999. He has developed, built and led origination teams while at Macquarie and Goldman Sachs.
He has extensive experience developing and executing innovative hedge structures for end users, with a specific focus on renewables and natural gas-fired power plants. Andre holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario, and a BA from York University.
Andre has been deeply involved in the carbon and renewable energy markets as they have emerged from a regulatory concept to full-fledged commodity markets — and Alpha Inception has one of the longest track records of any advisory firm in the area of trading, investment and compliance cost management.
Track record
By the numbers
Career
Where the experience comes from
| Years | Firm | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–present | Alpha Inception | Founder |
| 2008–2011 | Macquarie Energy LLC | Senior Vice President — led origination for WECC, ERCOT and SPP across power, natural gas and renewables |
| 2007 | Goldman, Sachs & Co. | Vice President — responsible for WECC origination |
| 2004–2006 | Iberdrola Renewables | Senior / Lead Power Originator |
| Earlier roles include Duke Energy. Career began 1999. | ||
Also worth knowing
- MBA in Finance, Ivey Business School — with Distinction, 1999; Dean's List (top 10%), 1997–99
- BA, York University
- Speaks Japanese and French fluently, with experience living in country
- P&L responsibility throughout his career, with compensation always tied to commercial results
Andre also writes. See Books for Piercing the Veil and Will AI Take My Job?