Schuyler (“Sky”) Lance
                          Managing Principal
                         Sky@SustainVC.com
 
Mr. Lance began his career in 1983 with the Bank of Boston in its High Technology Division, making equity-oriented loans and direct equity investments in early-staged high tech companies.

In 1989, Mr. Lance joined the investment staff of Pacific Life Insurance Company and made investments in debt and equity on behalf of this large California health and life insurance company, as well as in investment limited partnerships (LBO, Mezzanine and Venture funds), both on a primary and secondary basis.

In 1990, Mr. Lance co-founded Pacific Mezzanine Investors (PMI), the predecessor to the private equity organization today known as Windjammer Capital Investors with over $1 billion under management. Windjammer makes investments in subordinated debt, preferred stocks and common stocks (both on a majority and minority basis) in established, private and public, middle market companies.
 

Over his career, Mr. Lance has been responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars of investments. At Windjammer alone, he was directly involved in the making of 24 investments representing approximately $300 million of invested capital which over time have produced a weighted average cash-on-cash internal rate of return in excess of 30%. 
 
Mr. Lance has served on various boards of directors, three times as Chairman, and has advised companies on matters such as management compensation, audit practices, mergers and acquisitions, risk management and financing strategies.
 
Mr. Lance has been a speaker at conferences such as the annual Private Equity Analyst Conference, the Association of Corporate Growth and Los Angeles Venture Association. Mr. Lance’s topics have ranged from financing trends and fundraising to acquisition strategies.  Mr. Lance is also a regular speaker at Investors' Circle's national conferences on investing for a sustainable future.