Jeremy Wyatt Deems

Mr. Jeremy W.
Deems is an Independent Trustee at The Alerian MLP ETF, a Chairman at Reaves Utility Income Fund, a Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer & Portfolio Manager at Green Alpha Advisors LLC, a Co-Portfolio Manager at Shelton Green Alpha Fund and a Member at The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He is on the Board of Directors at Clough Funds Trust, The Alerian MLP ETF, ALPS ETF Trust, Financial Investors Trust, ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF and Elevation ETF Trust.
Prior to co-founding Green Alpha, Mr. Deems was CFO of Forward Management, LLC, the investment advisor to the Forward Funds and Sierra Club Mutual Funds.
He was responsible for all areas related to finance, operations, and human resources.
Jeremy was also a co-portfolio manager on the Sierra Club Stock Fund, alongside Green Alpha co-founder, Garvin Jabusch.
In addition, Jeremy was the CFO of ReFlow Management Co., LLC, an innovative liquidity management tool for the mutual fund industry, developed by Gordon Getty.
There, he was responsible for all financial matters for more than 15 related business entities and affiliates with over 50 employees.
From 2004 to 2005, Jeremy also served as treasurer of the Forward Funds and Sierra Club Funds.
His tenure at Forward and ReFlow provided invaluable experience related to new venture creation and the opportunities and challenges associated with start-up ventures in the investment industry.
Prior to joining Forward Management and ReFlow in 1998, Jeremy worked within the Investment Consulting Services Group (Separately Managed Accounts) at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
He holds a B.S.
in Business Administration, Honors Concentration in Financial Services and a Minor in Accounting from Saint Mary’s College of California.
He returned to Saint Mary’s College several years later to pursue his MBA in Finance.