Ana-Maria Galeano has over 25 years of corporate law experience advising businesses throughout their lifecycle – from formation, governance, restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, private and government financing, intellectual property protection, and contractual matters.
Ms. Galeano was General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Plug Power, Inc., a fuel cell company. As General Counsel, she oversaw Plug Power’s initial public offering ($93M), two follow‐on offerings ($61M and $58M), international acquisitions ($45M and$10M), and the creation of strategic alliances with companies in Europe and Asia. And as Corporate Secretary, she was responsible for corporate compliance and advised the Board of Directors on a variety of corporate governance issues.
Ms. Galeano was also a co‐founder, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of H2Pump, LLC, a hydrogen recycling company. She was instrumental in securing over $12M in private and government financing, several patents, and the delivery of the company’s first beta products.
Prior to her roles as General Counsel, Ms. Galeano was an attorney at the Albany Law firm of Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna where she helped to create Plug Power and Prime Care Physicians, among other notable businesses.
Ms. Galeano earned her J.D. degree at Brooklyn Law School and a B.A. degree in history, minor in Russian language and literature, and business adjunct degree at the State University of New York at Binghamton. She is actively involved in the business community and serves on the Board of Directors of Albany-Tula Alliance, Inc, a nonprofit that fosters international business relationships in the Capital Region.
Ms. Galeano was a member of the first class of the Capital Region’s 40 Under 40 award recipients.
