Our team
Christopher M. Ihler
Founder / CEO 4 Energy + Powered Infrastructure
Seasoned entrepreneur bridging grid-edge power development, CRE energy efficiency, and project finance to deliver ‘powered shell’ data center capacity
Our Customers Mean the World
- Founder/CEO, Archetype Energy: raised $500M for grid-edge / sleeved power development projects.
- Led design-build delivery of 180+ solar/storage/generator projects across 23 states.
- NAESCO-accredited ESCO: led 600+ Level 3 ASHRAE audits and executed 200+ retrofits. Built and successfully exited EnergyLink, a national integrated ESCO/EPC.
- Deep experience structuring PPAs/ESAs and developing hyperscaleready data center power solutions.
Ross Hardin
Principal 4 Capital Transactions + CRE + Operations
Capital markets and operating executive with 13+ years in transaction execution, diligence, and scaling real estate and operating businesses.
Our Customers Mean the World
- Deal lead on 225+ capital transactions / asset resolutions representing $2.4B+ in real estate and enterprise value.
- Background spans commercial banking, private equity transactions/asset management, and fractional CFO/COO roles.
- Contract COO/CFO for Denver law firm: increased revenue, headcount, and profit 10x+ in two years.
- Proptech outcome: led seed financing for Rentgrata (2017) and sold to Opinnion for $32M (2025).
- VP Capital Transactions at largest US affordable housing syndicator: executed acquisitions/dispositions of 200+ assets / 20,000 units / $2.2B, generating >40% IRR on repositioned dispositions.