Jim Kingsdale has been managing investments since 1989, prior to which he was a cable television executive and entreprenuer. A graduate of Dartmouth and Harvard Business School, Jim began concentrating his investments in the energy area in 2003. He started Energy Investment Strategies in 2007 as a way to better focus his investment work, organize information he finds useful for energy investing, and involve the participation of other energy investors. He splits his time between Crested Butte, CO and New York City.