Leadership Team
Demeter Energy’s leadership team has extensive experience in large scale project development, finance, forestry management, and information technology, across numerous industries throughout North American and Europe.
Tom Walklett – Chief Executive Officer, Founder
Mr. Walklett founded Demeter Energy in 2022, with the purpose of converting low value biomass waste materials into high value fuel products, that also contribute to meeting the global net-zero carbon emission goals in 2050. Throughout his 35+ year career, Mr. Walklett has launched multiple technology ventures, earned national recognition and technical awards, and forged successful partnerships with top Fortune 1000 companies. Mr. Walklett’s leadership spans building enterprise class business intelligence IT systems for Fortune 10 manufacturers, major pharmaceutical and financial organizations, power grid operators in the mid-Atlantic region, federal defense contractors, a $7 billion regional retail fuel and food chain, and advisory roles in artificial intelligence. Mr. Walklett holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Delaware.
Roger Johansson – Chief Operating Officer, Partner
Mr. Johansson dedicated 19 years to his role as an investment banker at Pareto Securities, where he specialized in project finance across energy, oil, shipping, real estate, and other asset-intensive sectors, contributing to raise over $40 billion through debt and equity instruments. His expertise encompassed key areas such as offshore oil rigs, tanker ships, supply vessel and natural gas projects, as well as renewable energy initiatives such as solar, wind, and biomass projects. Mr. Johansson Pareto’s experience has enabled him to develop keen insight into the future use of converting low-value waste into valuable organic commodities on an industrial scale. He co-founded the Veransa Group, which integrates green waste collection with organic commodity manufacturing to produce high-value organic products like compost and blended soils without biosolids. Mr. Johansson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the Binghamton University in New York.
Fred Scott – Chief Technology Officer, Partner
Mr. Scott is a Chemical and Petroleum Engineer with 37 years of experience in the energy industry. Over the course of more than three decades, he has successfully developed and advanced projects across a wide range of technologies, including gasification, solar PV, biomass and gas-fired generation. In British Columbia and Washington, Fred has played a leading role in land-based and floating methanol and LNG developments. Within the carbon-negative fuels space, he brings deep expertise in gasification, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), and advanced biofuels such as methanol and ethanol. His electrical transmission experience spans the successful interconnection of multiple generation projects at 69 kV, 138 kV, 240 kV, and 345 kV energization levels. Mr. Scott’s management and leadership background includes senior roles at Westcoast Energy, Pristine Power, Bastion Power, Kalina Power Development, Green Impact Partners and Metro Renewable Gas. Mr. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, having attending Queen’s University and the University of Alberta.
Bobby Frank – Chief Development Officer, Partner
Mr. Frank leads the origination and advancement of renewable fuels projects at Demeter Energy. His expertise spans large-scale forestry, project risk mitigation, and renewable fuels development. He began his career with hands-on work across forest assets, landowners, and field operations that shaped his understanding of supply systems, sustainability constraints, and execution risk at the asset level. Before joining Demeter, Mr. Frank advised developers, investors, and asset owners on critical factors such as feedstock availability, pricing stability, logistics feasibility, and supply-chain risk, as core inputs to large-scale project bankability. He also led North American commercial engagement for wood resource consulting at ResourceWise, supporting biomass, biofuels, RNG, SAF, and industrial wood-consuming projects. In that role, he built trusted relationships by identifying execution risks early and structuring practical mitigation pathways. At Demeter Energy, he combines asset-level insight with development-stage expertise to advance projects rooted in durable supply, disciplined execution, and long-term market alignment across maritime and industrial end markets. Mr. Frank holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Marketing from the University of Tampa.