Tennenbaum Capital Partners announced that Todd Jaquez-Fissori has joined the firm. Jaquez-Fissori is a veteran energy technology professional with over 20 years of experience, including 10 years in energy technology financing.

Jaquez-Fissori will serve as managing director of Tennenbaum and TCP Capital. He will also be head of the Energy Technology Group. He most recently served as a senior managing director and group head of the energy technology group of Hercules Technology Growth Capital. Prior to joining Hercules in 2009, he served as a director at TriplePoint Capital and was the general partner in charge of cleantech investing at Siemens Venture Capital. He was formerly a principal at Boulder Ventures and an analyst at Mayfield.

“We are delighted to welcome Todd, who will lead our energy technology group,” said Rajneesh Vig, managing partner of Tennenbaum and president and chief operating officer of TCP Capital. “He brings deep industry knowledge and a strong set of relationships. We are looking forward to his contribution and to the continued success and growth of our firm.”