Justin Conlin

Mr. Conlin is a Managing Director at Proterra, and a member of the Proterra Credit team.

Prior to joining Proterra, Mr. Conlin held senior positions in corporate strategy and business development roles at both public and private corporations, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, debt offerings, and strategic business initiatives. Previously, Mr. Conlin worked at Wayzata Investment Partners, a Twin Cities’ based private equity firm focused on distressed securities, special situations and underperforming assets, where he served as a credit analyst on the investment team. At Wayzata, Mr. Conlin was responsible for originating, conducting diligence on and supporting both private and public investments, and for advising Wayzata’s portfolio companies on a range of strategic and financial matters, including capital markets activity. Mr. Conlin previously served on the board of directors for Arrow Sheds, and was a board observer on several other of Wayzata’s portfolio companies.

Mr. Conlin began his career as an investment banker in the Financial Sponsors and Leveraged Finance group at UBS Investment Bank in New York where he advised companies on a wide range of financial and strategic matters and participated in numerous transactions including, mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings, and debt financings in support of both corporate refinancings, and sponsor leveraged buyouts.  

Mr. Conlin received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.