Meet the Team: How GPC is Powering a New Era for Data Centers

GPC Infrastructure (GPC, which stands for Gas Powered Compute) didn’t materialize from a single idea. The Houston-based company, a developer of onsite power systems purpose-built for data centers, is the result of decades of experience, sharpened across energy markets, infrastructure projects and commercial risk management, deliberately brought together to meet the growing demand for onsite, reliable power in the data center sector.

The energy footprint of data centers is expanding fast. But utility timelines and grid constraints don’t move at the same speed. That’s where GPC comes in. The company’s leadership team knows how to build, scale and deliver onsite power systems that work for data operators and investors alike.

Jim Summers, GPC’s CEO, has spent his 35-year career building energy infrastructure and structuring complex commercial deals, often from the ground up. At Conoco, he developed natural gas and power projects designed to meet specific customer needs, not one-size-fits-all contracts. Later at BP, he negotiated tolling and power purchase agreements across multiple stakeholder groups, gaining deep exposure to the operational and financial levers that make energy supply reliable and cost-effective. As the co-founder and CEO of H2O Midstream, he helped grow the business from inception to acquisition, demonstrating how execution, customer trust and scalable systems create lasting value.

As Chief Commercial Officer, Gauri Potdar leads customer engagement, project origination and commodity risk management. She co-founded GPC with a clear goal: to bring sophisticated commercial models and infrastructure know-how to a market where power reliability and transparency aren’t just nice to have, they’re essential.

Before GPC, Gauri co-founded H2O Midstream alongside Jim. She led corporate development and strategy, helping turn a napkin sketch into a 300-mile pipeline network serving multiple customers and moving 300,000 barrels daily. Earlier in her career, she worked at S&P Global Platts, managing global exchange partnerships and shaping how emerging commodity markets are priced and benchmarked.  

Nick Kruse, COO, brings the engineering and project management muscle behind GPC’s delivery model. With experience managing large-scale gas-fired cogeneration systems, he understands every phase of infrastructure, from design and construction to commissioning and operations. His time overseeing EPC contracts taught him how to keep projects on track in terms of both budget and schedule, which is non-negotiable when delivering energy infrastructure for data centers.

At H2O Midstream, Nick led commercial and technical functions with a strong focus on planning and logistics. He also built a crypto mining operation with a 1.2MW peak load, an experience that sharpened his perspective on modular, high-density and rapidly evolving energy needs.

Experience Meets Execution Together, Jim, Nick and Gauri offer a mix of financial, operational and technical expertise coupled with a successful track record rarely found under one roof. They’ve built infrastructure businesses, negotiated with major players, delivered complex projects and navigated evolving energy markets. All of which can be directly applied to building reliable, cost-efficient onsite power for data centers that can’t afford uncertainty. 

More importantly, GPC’s leadership shares a culture rooted in execution, trust and transparency – values that shape how the company delivers. GPC was built to meet the rising demand for reliable, behind-the-meter power in the data center sector. With deep bench strength across energy markets, project delivery and commercial structuring, the team moves quickly, builds smarter and delivers what data operators need: flexible, financially optimized onsite generation they can count on.

Discover how GPC's leadership is redefining energy solutions for data centers. Connect with Jim, Gauri or Nick to learn more.