Mr. Schmidt is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Juniper and serves as a member of the Investment Committee.  Mr. Schmidt has over 20 years of experience in the Energy Industry and has been involved in the formation and management of over ten private energy companies over his career.  Mr. Schmidt currently serves as the Chairman of the Board for PEDEVCO Corp (NYSE:  PED), a publicly-traded exploration and production company focused in the Rocky Mountains.  Mr. Schmidt also serves on the board of directors of several of Juniper’s other portfolio companies.  Mr. Schmidt formerly served on the board of directors of Ranger Oil Corporation, a formerly publicly-traded oil and gas company, where he was also chair of the compensation committee. Prior to joining Juniper, Mr. Schmidt served as a portfolio manager and fundamental analyst for Whiteside Energy (“Whiteside”), a Houston-based hedge fund.  At Whiteside, Mr. Schmidt was responsible for managing portfolios in natural gas and electricity markets across all regions of the United States, as well as playing an instrumental role in the firm’s analytical efforts of the natural gas and electricity markets. Prior to Whiteside, Mr. Schmidt worked at Citigroup Energy in Houston as a natural gas and electricity trader. Mr. Schmidt received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.