Matt Tappin

Matt Tappin serves as Stem’s Vice President of Corporate Development. In this role, Matt will lead the development and execution of the company’s inorganic growth strategy, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investments, joint ventures, and related matters. Matt brings significant experience in developing corporate strategy related to the energy transition and executing those plans to drive growth. Prior to joining Stem, he held senior corporate development positions at Royal Dutch Shell, where he focused on investments in the electricity sector, and Centrica, where he led corporate development for the distributed energy business globally. In these roles, he combined strategy development with transaction execution, completing a range of corporate acquisitions, investments, partnerships, and new business initiatives. Earlier in his career, he was an investment banker in Lazard’s Power, Energy & Infrastructure Group and a corporate attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Matt earned his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.