Leadership Team

Our Principals are Pathfinders

Tom Tribone

Chief Executive Officer

 With a vision for "infrastructure writ large," Tom founded Franklin Park in 2000 and has consistently expanded its global reach through multiple business cycles. His leadership extends beyond Franklin Park; he previously served as EVP at The AES Corporation, where he developed the initial projects and was instrumental in growing AES into a global electricity giant. Tom's commitment to broader influence is evident in his policy and academic contributions—chairing Case Western Reserve's Great Lakes Energy Institute, director at Georgia Tech's Strategic Energy Institute, advising the U.S. Government (Special Government Employee), and founding the Tribone Center at Duquesne University to serve veterans and disadvantaged populations. He shares his insights on current policy through multiple OpEds.  He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering (Highest Honors), a Juris Doctorate, and an MBA.

Sonny Lulla

Partner

Sonny is a co-founder and partner of Franklin Park. He serves to lead manage several of FP’s portfolio businesses and co-manages its business development efforts around the world. Sonny has over three decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, business operations and improvement, and financing. In addition to serving as President of a multi-billion-dollar division of The AES Corporation's businesses in Brazil, his professional background includes positions at Morgan Stanley and the CMS Energy Corporation. Sonny’s current non-profit roles include serving on the Board of Trustees of Macalester College and The Flintridge Preparatory School.

Rob Venerus

Partner

Co-founder of Franklin Park and former officer and Vice President of the AES Corporation. Rob was responsible for the start-up of non-power global infrastructure development. Prior to this, Rob led business development and was responsible for several of AES's most significant transactions. He has also worked at PSEG. He holds a BA and an MBA.

Kevin Lapidus

Partner and CIO

Chief Investment Officer of Franklin Park. Formerly, one of the early SunEdison employees, Kevin served as the SVP Corporate Development, SVP Business Development, SVP Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel. Kevin led SunEdison’s global corporate and project mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Prior to SunEdison, Kevin was a corporate finance and M&A attorney. He holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School, cum laude, and a BA in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis. Kevin is a board member of Plus Power, a leading battery storage development company.