Rand M. Manasse, CFE, is a Certified Fraud Examiner, former solar company Chief Operating Officer, and cleantech private equity investor with more than 40 years of experience in finance and operations. He is available as a consulting or testifying expert in disputes involving solar and renewable energy businesses, fraud and financial misconduct in privately held companies, distressed companies and their lenders, and the conduct of private company directors and officers.
Solar and Renewable Energy: As Chief Operating Officer of Sunrise Solar Solutions (2012 to 2022), he managed operations, design, and finance for more than 900 solar installations generating 11 GWh. As Managing Partner of Green Lane Partners, a cleantech private equity firm, he has completed nine cleantech and renewable energy investments and sits on the boards of private solar and infrastructure companies.
Fraud Examination and Forensic Review: Forensic and financial advisor to the court-appointed Chapter 7 Trustee of a Chicago commodity trading firm with more than $1 billion in revenue; forensic review and turnaround of a distressed $12 million food manufacturer for a financial creditor; and, as Operating Partner for the Church Pension Fund, identified fraudulent activity in a publishing division and led the internal investigation and its resolution with the board.
Litigation Support: In a shareholder dispute over a proposed $1.27 billion buyout financing, he built the leveraged-loan, Sources & Uses, and cash flow projection models relied on in a CPA/CFE's rebuttal expert report. He has also built 13-week cash flow forecasts and lender reporting for distressed companies.
Types of Matters: solar industry operating practices, system design and installation operations; solar project finance and investor returns; cleantech investment and due diligence disputes; asset misappropriation and financial statement fraud in privately held companies; debt service, cash flow, and lender reporting in distressed companies; director and officer conduct and breach of fiduciary duty in private companies.
Education and Credentials: MBA in Finance, NYU Stern School of Business; BS in Electrical Engineering, University of New Hampshire; Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE); Certificate in Private Company Governance, Private Directors Association. Author of "5 Financial Statement Fraud Red Flags To Spot Post-Sripetch" (Law360, August 2026). Member of the ACFE, PDA, ACG, Business Council of Westchester, TMA, and PMI.
