Beau Engman is Founder and President of PACE Equity Finance and a national leader in advancing capital solutions for commercial real estate. Since founding the company in 2014, he has led its growth as an innovative C-PACE lender, now backed by Aquarian Holdings, a diversified global holding company with over $26 billion AUM.
Under Beau’s leadership, PACE Equity Finance has pioneered C-PACE applications since the industry’s inception, including the first use of C-PACE for new construction, refinancing, and tax credit projects.
Beau has shaped PACE Equity Finance by embedding innovation and sustainability into its core mission. He has positioned C-PACE as a flexible capital tool within the modern capital stack.
Beau Engman is recognized as a leader in the drive for sustainability in the built environment. Through top level executive roles with the nation’s largest energy service company, non-profits, and prominent private equity firms, Beau has consistently led efforts to break down barriers to create more resilient and efficient buildings in the private sector.
Beau was Vice President of Commercial Energy Solutions for Johnson Controls, managing the delivery of energy efficiency solutions to Global 1000 and commercial real estate companies across North America. Before joining Johnson Controls, Beau was co-founder of E2 Capital Partners, a private equity-backed provider of financing solutions for energy efficiency projects within major commercial and industrial enterprises. Beau holds a degree in Finance and International Business from the University of Richmond and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.