Prabhas R. Panigrahi

Founder of NRG Worldwide LLC, Prabhas R.
Panigrahi presently is Managing Director & Head of Energy at Siguler Guff & Co. LP and Managing Director at Siguler Guff Advisers LLC (a subsidiary of Siguler Guff & Co. LP).
As the Portfolio Manager of the Firm’s energy-focused funds, Mr. Panigrahi is involved in developing investment strategy, identifying and selecting investment opportunities, negotiating and structuring investments, and executing transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Mr. Panigrahi has more than 25 years of experience in the financial industry as a private equity investor, investment banker and securities analyst covering the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors worldwide.
Prior to joining Siguler Guff in 2015, Mr. Panigrahi was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Worldwide LLC, a merchant banking firm that invested in and advised companies in the global energy and natural resources sectors.
From 2012 through 2014, Mr. Panigrahi consulted with MHR Fund Management LLC.
He also advised several energy companies on their operational, strategic and financial development, including M&A transactions.
Between 2005 and 2012, Mr. Panigrahi was a Principal at MHR Fund where he was responsible for investing in the energy, natural resources, oilfield services and maritime infrastructure sectors.
During his tenure at MHR Fund, Mr. Panigrahi sourced, developed and monitored large energy investments.
Between 1996 and 2004, Mr. Panigrahi provided equity research coverage of the oilfield services sector and supervised analysts based in the U.S.
and Europe as a Senior Vice President & Director of Energy Research at Dresdner Kleinwort.
Prabhas R.
Panigrahi received an MBA from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, a graduate degree from Texas A&M University, an MBA from The University of Chicago and an MBA from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.