# Neil Auerbach

> Neil Z. Auerbach is the Miami-based founder, CEO and chairman of Hudson Sustainable Group. A former tax attorney and Goldman Sachs partner, he built Goldman’s U.S. renewable energy investment business, founded Hudson in 2007 and co-founded Sunlight Financial in 2014. His public work links energy investing, financial discipline and conservative advocacy for a broad mix of power generation.

- **Role:** CEO & Chairman at Hudson Sustainable Group
- **Organizations:** Hudson Sustainable Group, Hudson Clean Energy Partners, Goldman Sachs, Sunlight Financial, SolSource Solutions, American Conservation Coalition, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital
- **From:** New York, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., University at Albany, State University of New York, J.D., Boston University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law
- **Known for:** Built the U.S. renewable energy investment business at Goldman Sachs, with investments including First Solar, SunEdison and Horizon Wind., Founded Hudson in 2007., Co-founded Sunlight Financial in 2014; the platform arranged more than $10 billion in residential solar loans over its history.

## Career timeline

- **1991-1992** — Partner at McDermott, Will & Emery.
- **1992-1994** — Served at the Internal Revenue Service as Branch Chief and Assistant to the Associate Chief Counsel.
- **1995-1997** — Principal and co-head of a derivatives and debt capital markets joint venture at Morgan Stanley.
- **1997-1999** — Managing Director and Head of Structured Capital Markets at Barclays Capital.
- **2003** — Founded Goldman Sachs’s alternative energy investment business.
- **2007** — Founded Hudson Clean Energy Partners.
- **2011** — Testified before Congress on clean energy investment and energy tax policy.
- **2014** — Co-founded Sunlight Financial and served as its founding CEO.
- **2021** — Sunlight Financial went public; Auerbach says he stepped down as chairman at its public debut.
- **2026** — Published a retrospective on Sunlight Financial and his subsequent residential solar finance venture, SolSource Solutions.

## Achievements

- Built the U.S. renewable energy investment business at Goldman Sachs, with investments including First Solar, SunEdison and Horizon Wind.
- Founded Hudson in 2007.
- Co-founded Sunlight Financial in 2014; the platform arranged more than $10 billion in residential solar loans over its history.
- Hudson’s public biography reports more than 30 investments across 26 countries.
- Former co-chair of the U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published “Sunlight Financial: What I Learned Building It, and Why SolSource Is Better” on July 31, discussing his earlier company and his next residential solar finance venture.
- **2026-05** — Appeared with Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks on May 7 to discuss AI-driven U.S. power demand.
- **2026-03** — The Global Energy Meet program listed him for a March 9 keynote in Boston titled “Harnessing Distributed Energy Resources to Address the AI Power Supply Gap.”
- **2026-02** — Hudson’s press index announced $28.5 million strategic financing for Heritage Energy Holdings on February 23.
- **2025-03** — Hudson released “The Conservative Case for Clean Energy Tax Incentives” on March 17.

## Links

- Website: https://hudsonsustainable.com/team/neil-auerbach/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-auerbach-662b918

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Last updated: 2026-10-09