Jay Reynolds

Operating Partner

Jay is an Operating Partner at Ara with 20 years of experience in the energy industry across commodity trading, mid and downstream infrastructure and energy transition.

In 2014, he co-founded Zenith Energy, an early mover in the development of storage and logistics for the distribution of renewable fuels. As Chief Commercial Officer at Zenith, he was integral to the creation and operation of a global liquids storage business with 28 facilities in the United States, Europe and South America. Jay served as a director of several of Zenith’s international subsidiaries.

His strategic leadership in M&A included significant transactions totaling over $1 billion, including the take-private acquisition of a publicly traded MLP. Jay was also instrumental in multiple exits involving the divestiture of assets to prominent strategic buyers.

Prior to Zenith, Jay was a Managing Director and co-Head of the US subsidiary of LITASCO, a global commodity trading firm, which had annual revenues regularly exceeding $10 billion. He led and closed complex domestic and international joint ventures, P&L sharing agreements and supply and offtake agreements across various global markets.

Jay serves on the Board of Directors of The Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania, a non-profit cooperative supplying renewable power and gas to residential and commercial members.

He holds a Juris Doctor from Temple University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University Maryland.