Nick Stork

Hi, I’m Nick Stork.

I’ve spent most of my career building systems that work—and more importantly, systems that get better over time. I’m the founder and CEO of Conifer Infrastructure Partners, where we invest in and build businesses across energy and critical materials. Conifer started as a way to put our own capital to work. Today, it’s grown into a platform backed by partners who share our long-term mindset and discipline.

Before Conifer, I founded Archaea Energy, a company that started from scratch and eventually became the largest renewable natural gas producer in the world. We went public on the NYSE as LFG, scaled to 50 operating plants, and sold to BP for $4.1 billion in 2022. I’m proud of what we built—not just the size of the business, but the fact that it worked. That it scaled. That it ran on cost discipline, not financial engineering.

One of the highlights at Archaea was Project Assai, which became the largest RNG plant in the world. We brought it online ahead of schedule, under budget, and delivered over $40 million in EBITDA in its first year. It worked because we built a process that was meant to scale—not a one-off.

Earlier in my career, I co-founded Noble Environmental, which has grown into one of the largest waste and environmental services companies in the Mid-Atlantic. I served as CFO early on, and I now chair the board. Noble has scaled significantly over the years while maintaining operational discipline and resisting dilution.

Before I started building companies, I worked in investment and energy finance—first at Three Rivers Natural Resources, where I was part of a team that helped sell a $1B Permian Basin platform, and later at Baleen Capital, a value-oriented investment firm. Those roles taught me how capital really works—and what happens when capital is misused.

I studied Economics and Religion at Dartmouth, which might sound like an odd pairing. But for me, it was formative. Economics gave me tools to understand systems. Religion gave me a way to think about purpose, ethics, and long-term value.

Outside of work, I co-founded Stork Impact Partners, a private foundation my family and I created to support environmental restoration, biodiversity, and land stewardship across the U.S. I also enjoy mentoring early-stage founders and serve on boards like M2X and Current Hydro.

At my core, I’m a builder. As a kid, I loved making forts and treehouses. That instinct never went away. Whether it’s a renewable energy plant, a waste logistics network, or a philanthropic program—I care about whether something works, whether it scales, and whether it improves every time you build it again.

That’s what I’ve tried to do across every chapter of my career:
Build with intention. Operate with discipline. Improve with time.