Who We Are

Daniel N. Robin, founder & senior partner, has more than two decades financial, executive/board, venture capital, impact investing and “venture catalyst” experience. Specializing in innovative structures for mid-market project finance, and bank-involved financial instruments, Daniel brings diverse industry experience with expertise in solar, wind, small hydro, renewable fuels, conversion of wastes (waste-to-value, waste-to-energy), regenerative real estate, renewable agriculture, smart buildings, lighting & efficiency, and impact/circular economy for climate change mitigation, food security and nutrition (health/nutraceuticals), and biomaterials/green chemistry. Daniel serves on the board of several In3-funded companies, and is adept at capital formation strategy, deal structuring, planning, writing, modeling, risk analysis, sales and marketing.  Co-founder of Renewables Investor Forum (RIF) in 2003, an accomplished keynote speaker, moderator and conference chair.

Daniel is certified in Emerging Markets Finance (Moody’s Analytics, 2012), professional coaching, and is former adjunct professor of management and strategy at Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS, now Middlebury Institute at Monterey), and has taught entrepreneurship, business planning, impact investing, and innovation for sustainability within the top-10 ranked international MBA program in California.  Mr. Robin also holds certificates in public speaking, group facilitation, and NeuroLinguistics (NLP Comprehensive, 1991). 

Ryan Sarnataro, Senior Financial Analyst, has 25 years experience in key leadership roles with a wide variety of business operations at various stages of development.  For In3 clients he assists in constructing financial models, and analytic tools used for fundraising, development bank financing and management. He has worked with both greenfield projects and established companies seeking to expand overseas.  Over the years, Mr. Sarnataro has also provided management consulting, fundraising and M&A support for US-based companies.

Ryan previously served as director of marketing with Fine Dried Foods International, as operations manager for Maggie’s Organic Products, and as president of Sierra Natural Foods, an importer, wholesale distributor and private label marketer of natural products. An accomplished public speaker, Mr. Sarnataro has moderated panels and given talks at conferences as well as formal pitch presentations. Mr. Sarnataro has served on a number of non-profit boards, including 15 years with the Ecological Farming Association where he also filled the position of interim executive director.

Lana Solesen, European Investment Operations Director. Currently based in Denmark, Lana has a solid 15+ year track record in structuring, negotiating and closing large international renewable energy transactions in both developed and emerging markets. She has led on multiple project financing deliveries to date, mainly focusing on renewables, water, resource management, agriculture and sustainable property development project transactions in Americas, Europe and Asia. Prior to her career in the renewable energy sector, Lana had worked in the Telecom, Banking and IT industries in Denmark and in the UK. Lana holds a Master’s degree in applied mathematics with specialization in financial modelling from the Technical University of Denmark.

Lana is also a director at Renewables Investor Forum (renewablesinvestors.com). 

Jordan Daniels, director of sustainability, excels at analytics, sustainability consulting (DNV), construction management, renewable energy engineering, high-performance, healthy buildings and campuses, strategies for carbon neutrality, climate resiliency, and resource efficiency, regenerative design, circularity, environmental justice, and sustainable agriculture. 

Throughout his career, Jordan has managed projects in the US, Europe, and the Caribbean for clients including national labs, city governments, universities, multi-national corporations, real estate asset managers, non-governmental organizations, and manufacturers.  He specializes in sustainability certifications and impact monitoring and measurement.  He has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Davis.  

Scott “Sven” Swenson, serving as Deal Flow Manager (Georgia, USA) brings diverse background in energy and infrastructure, starting with the Nuclear Navy and commercial nuclear power projects.  Sven serves similarly diverse clients with a strong commitment to entrepreneurialism and capital solutions, specializing in climate-friendly energy, biomass, and the circular economy grounded in agriculture.

Prior to In3, Sven’s role with the Nuclear Navy was followed by 25 years of increasing responsibility in commercial nuclear energy support from both client and vendor perspectives. Sven was Chief of Staff for award-winning boutique technical staffing firm Delta Energy Services, LLC, Chief Executive Officer of ViKEN Sustainability, a company focused on connecting the dots for developers, was Chief Operating Officer of THE BioFoundry (TBF), a company focused on forging innovation and collaboration into new alliances and technologies supporting sustainability, and a member of the Board of Directors of several sustainability startups. These startups include the visionary 501(c)(3) non-profit Biotech Applied Research and the disruptive Florida Airport Management, which are working with the FAA and USDA to establish multiple BioEconomy Air Transportation Innovation Campuses supported by and invigorating local agriculture and surrounding communities.  

David Worrell, CFO, is an accomplished entrepreneur, executive and author.  David specializes in helping businesses develop powerful financial and market-development strategies.  He is a graduate of Ohio State University, the Sandler Sales Institute, and the Kauffman Foundation’s FastTrac Entrepreneur Training program. Four times he has been recognized as a “Fast 50″ award recipient for building fast growing new companies of his own.

David has run three successful companies of his own. The first, InfoQuest! International, Inc. is a telecom company that he sold in 1999 to a Silicon Valley competitor. Subsequently, he founded Monterey Venture Partners, LLC (MVP), a 5-member venture consultancy in Monterey California. MVP helped dozens of entrepreneurs design, build and finance their companies.

Currently, David writes finance articles for AllBusiness.com, and advises students and entrepreneurs through the Entrepreneur In Residence Program and the Entrepreneurs Leadership Circle at Queens University in Charlotte, NC.  David is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and a Gold Level Quickbooks Certified Pro Advisor.