Pete Jeffe has over 20 years of experience as a business leader, executive, and entrepreneur with a track record of successfully building industrial companies to scale. In 2005, Pete began his career as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs. In 2010, he went on to co-found Hawkwood Energy, an oil & gas company based in Colorado and Texas. During his 10-year tenure, Hawkwood grew from one employee to a $300 million EBITDA business. Hawkwood was merged into Wildfire Energy in 2021, ultimately selling to Magnolia Resources (MGY) for more than $4B in 2026.

Prior to co-founding Falcon, Pete served as CEO of StratosFuel, an industrial gas production company with customers ranging from regional packaged gas distributors up to one of the largest global industrial gas companies.

Over his career, Pete’s ventures have been backed by leading private equity funds such as Warburg Pincus, Ontario Teachers’ Pension, and Odyssey Investment Partners. His deal work includes closing more than 50 transactions totaling over $1.5 billion. As a leader his strengths include organizational building, dealmaking, and transforming startups and acquisitions into professional, cohesive, and high-powered companies.

Pete has an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from Lafayette College, where he played Division-I golf. He is married with two young children and enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, and remains an avid golfer.