Seth Appel is Co-Head of Energy Banking and has over 20 years of industry experience. At MLV, Mr. Appel has completed over $6.5 billion in energy capital markets transactions since 2011. Prior to joining MLV & Co, Mr. Appel worked as a Director in the Investment Banking departments of Morgan Joseph TriArtisan and McMahan Securities. He has previously worked at Knight Capital Markets as a Vice-President of Listed Trading and spent 12 years as a market maker employing firm capital to buy and sell shares from retail and institutional investors.

Mr. Appel also previously worked at Arthur Andersen & Co. in their tax practice. Mr. Appel holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy degree from The George Washington University, and received his M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from the New York University Stern School of Business. He is a CPA holder.