Multi-disciplinary.
Inter-generational. International.

Len is the CEO and Chairman of the Global Infrastructure Investment Group. Mr. Brooks has 25 years of Investment Banking experience, including having run the private equity placement groups at Goldman Sachs, UBS and PaineWebber and the southeast real estate group at Salomon Brothers. He has served for the past seven years as the Chairman of the Board of SubAir Systems, the leading firm in the business of air movement, moisture removal and  temperature control products for golf courses and sports stadiums. The Company, which was founded in the golf course business has, under his leadership, expanded into the sports field business and has tripled its revenues.  Mr. Brooks currently serves on the Board of companies in the marketing and social media space and has served on the Board of companies in the real estate, agriculture and investment fund space. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Mason School of Business at The College of William & Mary.

Willi Lauterbach is Vice Chairman. Mr. Lauterbach offers more than 40 years of entrepreneurial leadership experience in the finance  and implementation of infrastructure development internationally across Asia and Asia Minor, Central and South  America, Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Mr. Lauterbach is a German born naturalized American citizen and a decorated Marine Corps  combat veteran, wounded during the 1968 Vietnam Tet Offensive. 

Simon Stauss is Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Strauss has more than 30 years of experience building and leading finance teams in global companies with significant operating scale and complexity. After leading the telecommunications investment banking team at Jefferies, where he also started a group focused on renewable energy, Mr. Strauss started E/W Capital with primary concentration on infrastructure project financing, particularly renewable energy, and technology corporate finance. Mr. Strauss is a Board member and advisor to a number of companies, a Chartered Accountant and CPA.

The Honorable R. Clarke Cooper has over two decades of diplomatic, military, and resource management experience. Mr. Cooper is the senior director of Guard Hill House LLC and a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council. He recently served as U.S. Assistant Secretary State for political-military affairs, where he implemented reforms improving government support for American defense and aerospace industries, enabled strategic security partnerships, and advanced performance measures across UN peacekeeping missions. Early in his career, he served as an Assistant Director of the National Park Service and worked on the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. A combat veteran, Mr. Cooper maintains a field grade commission with the U.S. Army Reserve.

Willi Lauterbach is Chairman. Mr. Lauterbach offers more than 40 years of entrepreneurial leadership experience in the finance  and implementation of infrastructure development internationally across Asia and Asia Minor, Central and South  America, Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Mr. Lauterbach is a German born naturalized American citizen and a decorated Marine Corps  combat veteran, wounded during the 1968 Vietnam Tet Offensive. 

J. Michael Graham is CEO & Managing Partner. Mr. Graham brings 40 years of strategic acquisitions, multi-manufacturing operations and turnaround management experience in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to serving as CEO & President of Hellenic, He worked nearly three decades in the printing and graphic arts industry, holding senior level executive positions at companies such as Webcraft, Dittler Brothers, World Color Press (now Quad Graphics), Cenveo and NCP Solutions. Under his leadership at Dittler Brothers, he increased profitability and sold the company to World Color Press as part of KKR’s portfolio of graphic companies. After Quebecor’s aquisition of World Color Press, he assummed an executive role at Quebecor/World and led the company to become the largest global graphic communications company, reporting sales of over $9 billion.

Simon Stauss is Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Strauss has more than 30 years of experience building and leading finance teams in global companies with significant operating scale and complexity. After leading the telecommunications investment banking team at Jefferies, where he also started a group focused on renewable energy, Mr. Strauss started E/W Capital with primary concentration on infrastructure project financing, particularly renewable energy, and technology corporate finance. Mr. Strauss is a Board member and advisor to a number of companies, a Chartered Accountant and CPA.

Ken Griffin is Chief Engineering Officer. Mr. Griffin brings 20 years of international sales and marketing  experience working with large start-ups, wide-ranging business models and emerging regulatory environments. He has a combination of domestic and international degrees, including a BS in Electrical Engineering,  an MBA in Finance from Cornell University, and a Master’s Degree in International Management  from the Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven, Belgium.

Becky Graham advises Hellenic on how to maximize stakeholder value creation across its global portfolio of infrastructure investments. Ms. Graham brings 10 years of executive experience leading companies that promote social and economic transformation.

Kenny Smith is the Founder and CEO of Kollao CIG and Associates. Kenny has over 30 years of experience leading large, complex, high-performing organizations and teams. A USAF Combat veteran, Kenny has led men and women in combat as an F-16 Fighter Pilot. Kenny has also served as a Political-Military Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense. In this role, Kenny developed innovative solutions to meld national and international priorities to ensure the security of the Nation. Kenny has developed marketing and implementation strategies using advanced training and data management systems for high-performing organizations. Kenny has in-depth knowledge of training and readiness strategies, organizational design methodologies, and approaches to synchronize complex systems to achieve their highest potential.

Kurt Torster offers more than 45 years of experience with international Engineering and Construction companies, executing projects both on-shore and off-shore in the oil and gas, Synfuels, gasification, petrochemical, refining and biofuels industries.

Mark Hodges brings to 34 years of experience in environmental regulatory compliance with local, state, and federal, NEP, AEIA and permitting requirements, environmental regulatory compliance, development assistance for bank and agency environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA), compliance with International Development (USAID)-funded projects, primarily in the power generation, oil and gas and mining and minerals sector, in the U.S. and international markets.

Constantine Papaconstantinou is currently CEO of Geotech SA, a Company based in Greece, involved in Hydrocarbon Production Engineering, Ground Water Management, Geothermal Energy and Pipeline Operations -Maintenance. With his Petroleum Engineer MSc, Costas started his career at Texaco USA, held various Engineering Management positions including that of Managing Director of  KAVALA OIL SA , Greece. With over 40 years experience in Engineering of Ground Energy Resources provides a significant added value to Hellenic’s LLC.

Sarah Hilchie is President of Evexia, which Hellenic’s philanthropic arm. Mrs. Hilchie brings 20 years of expertise in funding global initiatives through organizational strategic planning, community engagement, grant allocation, relationship management, fundraising, board governance, and corporate social responsibility.

W. Brad Boney is a seasoned Public Relations & Mediation Expert who has quickly earned the reputation as an innovative problem solver, advocate of change, and strategic leader across his community. Throughout the course of the past decade, he has cultivated extensive first-hand experience in government relations, advocacy, and dispute resolution. Recognized by the Texas Mediation Credentialing Association as a Credentialed Advanced Mediator he’s been successful in getting groups together to achieve results. He has launched his own firm, W. Bradshaw Boney & Associates, where he has served as the principal for over ten years. W. Brad Boney’s mission is to provide world-class services fueled by integrity, transparency, and efficiency with the goal of producing successful outcomes.