Brandon Schwertner
Founder and Managing Partner, Teleios Commodities,
Western U.S.
Brandon was the past co-founder of MP2 Energy, an industry leading electricity and services platform company, sold to Shell Energy North America in 2017. Brandon is a serial entrepreneur in the energy industry and has been responsible for the creation of two energy services businesses and two commodity trading hedge funds.
Brandon began his career as the former head of electricity trading at Credit Suisse and Sumitomo. He is the recipient of “Top 10 Energy Deal of the Year” by Energy Risk Magazine. He is regularly sought out by government officials, market participants, and consumers to discuss the energy marketplace.
Brandon has a passion for building teams based upon continuous communication and transparent incentives, and is mechanically minded for creating measurable results and returns for his investors. In his spare time, Brandon has worked with hundreds of young professionals as a mentor, the next generation of great leaders, in over 20 countries around the world.
To balance his commitments and travel, Brandon competes around the world in Ironman events. Brandon lives in Texas with his wife Lauren, two sons and a daughter.