About Navigate Power

Christopher Gersch is the Co-Founder and President of Navigate Power. Mr. Gersch has held numerous energy-related roles over the last 18 years. He began his career in 2004 with Hanley Group working in the option pits at the Chicago Board of Trade. Mr. Gersch managed commodity and energy trade departments at Spike Trading, Merrill Lynch, and ADM Derivatives.

He used his trading expertise and founded Chicago Global Capital, LLC, a Commodity Trading Advisory Firm specializing in energy futures products. Mr. Gersch has been recognized as an expert in the industry and can often be seen as a guest speaker on energy and commodity related products for CNBC, Bloomberg, BNN, CNN and Fox Business News. Chris is also an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago in the Masters in Financial Mathematics Program.

As CEO for Navigate Power, Brian Cecola is responsible for generating new business and fostering future relationships. With his leadership, Navigate Power has experienced sustainable growth over the last four years.

Brian has over a decade of experience in small business and private ventures. He started his career on the Chicago Stock Exchange as a specialist making the market for over 50 NYSE listed stocks. He was a successful proprietary trader for 9 years trading multiple markets, including energy and commodities, but focused primarily on the yield curve. This experience created a natural segue to his role prior to Navigate, as Director of Sales at Best Energy.

Graduating Summa Cum Laude, Brian received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Purdue University. He also holds an MBA from Saint Xavier University.