# Harry Giovani

> Harry Giovani is Managing Partner & CEO of Energy Impact Partners Credit, leading credit strategy and serving on its investment committee. A Cornell finance graduate, he previously worked at Citigroup, GE Commercial Finance, FirstLight Financial Corporation and CION Investment Group. He joined EIP for the launch of its credit group in 2017; its documented transactions include Tendril, Aquam, Palmetto, Volta Charging and EVmo.

- **Role:** Managing Partner & CEO of Energy Impact Partners Credit at Energy Impact Partners
- **Organizations:** Energy Impact Partners, CION Investment Group, CION Investment Corporation, FirstLight Financial Corporation, GE Commercial Finance, Citigroup
- **Education:** B.S. in Finance, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Helped establish EIP’s credit group in 2017., Developed underwriting processes and investment documentation at FirstLight Financial Corporation., Led EIP Credit during its participation in more than $100 million of transactions involving five new U.S. businesses in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Finance.
- **1997** — Began his career in Citigroup’s Citicorp Securities and CitiCapital divisions.
- **2004-2007** — Worked at GE Commercial Finance, first in its Intermediary Group and later as a vice president in Industrial Project Finance.
- **2007-2008** — Vice president and founding member of FirstLight Financial Corporation; developed underwriting processes and document infrastructure.
- **2008-2017** — Held senior credit leadership at CION; EIP describes him as CION Investment Group co-founder, senior managing director and chief credit officer.
- **2017** — Joined Energy Impact Partners as managing partner for the newly established credit group.
- **2018** — EIP announced its first credit fund investment in Tendril in March and its second in Aquam in October.
- **2019** — EIP Credit announced financing for Palmetto and Volta Charging.
- **2021** — Publicly identified as CEO and managing partner of EIP Credit Strategies in the EVmo financing announcement.

## Achievements

- Helped establish EIP’s credit group in 2017.
- Developed underwriting processes and investment documentation at FirstLight Financial Corporation.
- Led EIP Credit during its participation in more than $100 million of transactions involving five new U.S. businesses in 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Dragonfly Energy’s January 3, 2025 Form 8-K includes Giovani’s signatures as managing partner for Energy Impact Credit Funds I and II on a loan amendment dated December 31, 2024.
- **2024-11** — Announced plans on LinkedIn to speak at SuperReturn Energy 2024 in New York; appearance itself was not independently confirmed.

## Links

- Website: https://www.energyimpactpartners.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-giovani-00384b3

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