Riaz Siddiqi

President Message

(President and CEO)

Riaz Siddiqi is a Founder and Managing Partner of Denham Capital, and brings over 30 years of experience to the firm in the energy and asset management fields. He is responsible for the Portfolio Services Group and heads up the firm’s Asia office.. In addition to his responsibilities as Managing Partner, he is a member of the Executive Committee, Management Committee, Investment Committee, and Valuation Committee.

Prior to joining Denham Capital in 2004, Riaz was President and CEO of Capstone Global Energy, and before that he held Managing Director and other executive roles at Cinergy Capital and Trading and other Cinergy companies. Previously, he served as Manager, Market Management Research, for the Electric Power Research Institute, and in various professional capacities with Georgia Power Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern Company, after spending some time as a project engineer in Pakistan.

Riaz is a member of the Leadership Council of Convergence, a national organization that forges wise and enduring solutions to important domestic and international issues through dialogues leading to action. He is also a board member of the American Pakistan Foundation, an organization of Pakistani Americans dedicated to making measurable difference in the lives of the people of Pakistan and improving relations between Pakistani and American civil society. He also serves on the Advisory Board for Development in Literacy, Houston, an organization devoted to the cause of literacy in Pakistan. He is a Pioneer member of Unity Productions Foundation and a current Charter Member and past President of the Organization of Pakistani American Entrepreneurs, an organization of Pakistani American Entrepreneurs and professionals focused on providing entrepreneurs and professionals opportunities for mentoring, networking and continuing education. Riaz is a volunteer pilot for Grace Flight of America, Pilots For Patients, and Veterans Airlift Command. Riaz is a recipient of the Asia Society Houston Center’s award for leadership in business and philanthropy.

Riaz received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Pakistan University of Energy & Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Graduate School of Business at Mississippi State University.