Rand M. Manasse, CFE, is a Certified Fraud Examiner, former solar company Chief Operating Officer, and cleantech private equity investor with more than 40 years of experience in finance and operations. Combining an MBA in Finance with a background in electrical engineering, Rand addresses both the financial and the technical, operational facts at the center of a dispute.
He is available as a consulting or testifying expert in disputes involving solar and renewable energy businesses, fraud and financial misconduct in privately held companies, distressed companies and their lenders, and the conduct of private company directors and officers.
Areas of Expertise
- Solar & Renewable Energy Industry Practices: system design, installation operations, and finance; solar project finance and investor returns; due diligence on cleantech and renewable energy investments
- Fraud Examination & Forensic Financial Review: asset misappropriation, financial statement fraud, general ledger and financial records analysis, internal control failures
- Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy & Lender Reporting: 13-week cash flow forecasting, debt-service capacity analysis, secured-lender reporting, going-concern analysis
- Private Company Governance & Fiduciary Duty: board process, director and officer conduct, private equity investment practices, acquisition due diligence
Industry Experience
- Chief Operating Officer, Sunrise Solar Solutions (2012 to 2022): managed operations, design, and finance for more than 900 solar installations generating 11 GWh
- Managing Partner, Green Lane Partners: nine completed cleantech and renewable energy investments
- Board member of DER Funding, DER Yorktown, and GreenStreet Global
Credentials & Education
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
- MBA, Finance, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
- BS, Electrical Engineering, University of New Hampshire
- Certificate in Private Company Governance, Private Directors Association (PDA)
Representative Engagements
- Served as forensic and financial advisor to the court-appointed Chapter 7 Trustee of a Chicago-based commodity trading firm with more than $1 billion in revenue.
- Built the financial models relied on in a CPA/CFE’s rebuttal expert report in a $1.27 billion shareholder buyout dispute (consulting role).
- Conducted a forensic review of operations and financial records for evidence of fraudulent activity at a $12M food importer/manufacturer on behalf of a financial creditor; led the resulting operational and financial restructuring.
- Identified fraudulent activity in a publishing division of a $9B pension service organization and led the internal investigation and its resolution with the board, while serving as Operating Partner.
- Built a consolidated 13-week cash flow forecast and secured-lender reporting for a board-directed liquidity stabilization.
Articles
- “5 Financial Statement Fraud Red Flags To Spot Post-Sripetch,” Law360, August 6, 2026
- “Leadership in Renewable Energy: Insights from a Solar Executive”
Fee Schedule
Fees are billed hourly and are not contingent on the outcome of any matter, in accordance with applicable ethical and evidentiary standards governing expert testimony. A conflicts check is performed prior to acceptance of any engagement. Contact us for a copy of the current fee schedule and to discuss availability.
Contact
To discuss a potential engagement, contact Rand directly at RManasse@GreenLnPartners.com or 914.643.8840.