Peter Kuhn is the President and Managing Director of Gotham Energy Group (GEG). He has over 25 years’ experience in the physical energy and metals trading and logistics business. Additionally, he has been a project financier and developer to frontier market infrastructure projects related to power generation logistics and natural resource extraction.
Peter was founder and CEO of a large logistics and trading firm, Gotham Energy Trade (GET). This company purchased and managed a fleet of tanker ships, developed four frontier market power plants in Latin America and Africa and redeveloped five mines, traded crude oil, distillates and base metals.
Prior to founding GET, Peter was a partner in a fund that invested in early stage technology and then midstream energy assets. In that role, he implemented a wide range of innovations and operating efficiencies; Working with firms like Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, and Kinder Morgan. He started as a clerk on the floor of the NYMEX where he was promoted to trader. Held a variety of roles which crossed between the derivative and physical markets.
Mr. Kuhn also, served as a Strategy and Project Development consultant to a variety of clients including: Sithe Energy, Total, and Stat Oil. Peter has a B.A. from Columbia ’85. He is a frequent lecturer at SIPA at Columbia University.