Senior Advisor
Mr. Forth is a senior advisor to Oaktree’s GFI Energy Group, which executes the Power Opportunities investment strategy. He helps the team anticipate growth opportunities in the power, utility and energy sectors, and invest its capital in leading companies, helping management teams to accelerate the growth of their businesses. Mr. Forth has spent his entire career in the energy industry. Mr. Forth began his career as a design engineer at Power Measurement, Inc., where he was responsible for pioneering research in the field of digital power metering and energy management systems. Mr. Forth remained at Power Measurement in various capacities for 18 years, the last nine as its CEO. In 2006, he joined GFI Energy Group as a partner. Mr. Forth was a former board member of OpTerra Energy Group, Xantrex Technology and a former board chair of Cannon Technologies, GoodCents, GT Solar Incorporated, Ten K Solar, and Turbine Generator Maintenance. He is currently Chairman of Array Technologies (NASDAQ: ARRY), a leading supplier of trackers for utility scale solar applications, and a board member of Shoals Technologies Group, a manufacturer of electrical balance of systems components for the solar industry. Mr. Forth received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Victoria in Canada. He was winner of the 2002 Ernst and Young award for “Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year – Technology and Communications” and has been a member of Young Presidents’ Organization since 1998. Back to Previous Page