Michael Manuel

Michael Manuel is co-founder and Chief Ingenuity Officer of our company. For 30+ years he has been  an attorney with Goldberg Kohn representing sophisticated commercial real estate owners, developers, investors and operators. Recognizing that concerns of climate change and natural resource scarcity were pressuring modern economies to move away from fossil fuel dependence, Michael saw that renewable energy, and in particular solar PV technology, would play a powerful role in this paradigmatic transition. His expertise in the real estate field has allowed him to quickly become comfortable with the investment models, valuation methods and structuring tools and other techniques being developed in the emergent C&I solar PV space. Having looked at different deals with Gary over the years since they met, Michael saw in Gary, with his complementary skill set, the right partner to establish Tsuga as a recognized presence in solar. Michael has a law degree from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Natural Resources from The University of Michigan.