Walter L. Schindler is an energy investor, business strategist, and corporate lawyer who is internationally recognized as the Founder and Managing Partner of SAIL Capital Partners LLC, which now operates as an advisory firm called SAIL Global Advisors. Additionally, Walter has founded a new firm, Transformation, LLC which provides, legal, financial, and advisory services to large global energy projects. As Chairman and CEO of both entities, Walter and his team are currently working with and advising a number of new clients in all areas of energy, and other sustainable investment projects throughout the world. After 15 years as a venture capital investor in energy and water companies, Walter feels that it is his duty to take the lessons from 15 years of being a venture capitalist in sustainable energy to assist, lead, and advise large energy infrastructure projects with a global impact. In just the two year span of becoming an advisor full time, Walter and his new firms have received over 17 recognitions and awards from various global publications and contracted multiple large projects. Much of Walter's wide reach in energy and financial industries comes from his time as a partner of the international law firm of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. His 19-year career included advising clients on some of the most successful IPO’s and mergers in the US during that time, including Allergan, Callaway Golf, Fluor, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and more. He was the lead strategic advisor in over 60 successful mergers, acquisitions, and IPO’s as well as over 25 renewable power projects. He was one of the Partners active in the firm’s global expansion into Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Walter earned his B.A. in 1973, M.A. in 1976 and Ph.D. in 1977 all with honors from Yale University and his J.D. in 1980 with honors from Harvard Law School.