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Chad Willis

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · New Zealand (as filed: Q2) · Jul 29, 2009 → Dec 3, 2009

2deals (issuers)
$9Mreported sold
1investors
3Form D filings
2009year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Chad Willis is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jul 2009 and Dec 2009: World Energy Research Sumbuca LP (Auckland, New Zealand (as filed: Q2) — oil and gas — 2009; $9M reported sold to 1 investors) and World Energy Research Blue Energy (HK) Ltd (Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong (as filed: K3) — other energy — 2009).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director. Across those companies the filings report $9M sold in total.

No other person or management entity is listed on the same filings.

What this means The filings name this person alone — no co-officers, directors or promoters were listed.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 1 court case matching the name, 4 state regulator orders, 10 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 15 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 3 public filings for Chad Willis and found 6 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Paid seller listed without a CRD number: World Energy Research Blue Energy LP; Paid seller listed without a CRD number: World Energy Research Sambuca LP; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Chad Willis has not run yet — it is joining a line of 47,429 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 641 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

1 case: 1 dismissed

In Re: Chad Willis v. dismissed
District Court, S.D. California · No. 3:03-cv-01895 · Filed Sep 19, 2003 · Closed Oct 17, 2003 · Nature of suit: 690 Other forfeiture and penalty suits
Role of Chad Willis v.: Party · Outcome: Terminated 2003-10-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

4 state regulator orders

Consent Order ME · Maine Office of Securities (Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
Order date Dec 22, 2004 · Regulator: Maine Office of Securities (Department of Professional and Financial Regulation) · Parties (regulator's caption): Mid-Continent Oil and Gas, Inc., Steven Lee White, Casey Ladymon and Chad Willis
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 3 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in ME (not a filing state)
Cease And Desist Order ME · Maine Office of Securities (Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
Order date Mar 15, 2004 · Regulator: Maine Office of Securities (Department of Professional and Financial Regulation) · Parties (regulator's caption): Mid-Continent Oil and Gas, Inc., Steven Lee White, Casey Ladymon and Chad Willis
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 3 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in ME (not a filing state)
Notice Of Intent To Issue A Cease And Desist Order ME · Maine Office of Securities (Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)
Order date Jan 29, 2004 · Regulator: Maine Office of Securities (Department of Professional and Financial Regulation) · Parties (regulator's caption): Mid-Continent Oil and Gas, Inc., Steven Lee White, Casey Ladymon and Chad Willis
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 3 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in ME (not a filing state)
Order (type not printed in the list entry; see the order) TX · Texas State Securities Board (TSSB)
Order date Mar 7, 2003 · Regulator: Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) · CDO-1498 · Parties (regulator's caption): Mid-Continent Oil and Gas, Inc.; Steven Lee White; Chad Willis and Timothy "Tim"Boyd
Outcome: not stated in the index entry we read; see the order. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 3 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in TX (not a filing state)
What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Chad Willis..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

10 cases: 10 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Chad Willis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:21-bk-54198 · Filed Dec 27, 2021 · Closed Jul 28, 2022
Role of Chad Willis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2022-07-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
Chad C Willis and Cherie J Willis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · No. 10-02292 · Filed May 20, 2010 · Closed Nov 23, 2015
Role of Chad C Willis and Cherie J Willis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-11-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AL (not a filing state)
Chad M Willis and Amy J Willis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 2:09-bk-20498 · Filed Sep 13, 2009 · Closed Jan 18, 2010
Role of Chad M Willis and Amy J Willis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-01-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Chad C. Willis and Tonja J. Willis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · No. 09-34467 · Filed Jul 9, 2009 · Closed Dec 8, 2014
Role of Chad C. Willis and Tonja J. Willis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-12-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
Chad M. Willis and Tara Cantrell Willis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 09-22580 · Filed Jun 24, 2009 · Closed Oct 19, 2009
Role of Chad M. Willis and Tara Cantrell Willis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-10-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
Chad Willis and Dana Willis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 09-41610 · Filed Jun 3, 2009 · Closed Sep 15, 2009
Role of Chad Willis and Dana Willis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-09-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AL (not a filing state)
Chad C. Willis and Tonja J. Willis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · No. 08-34934 · Filed Oct 2, 2008 · Closed Jun 26, 2009
Role of Chad C. Willis and Tonja J. Willis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-06-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
Chad E Willis and Michelle A Willis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · No. 05-02052 · Filed Mar 29, 2005 · Closed Jul 7, 2008
Role of Chad E Willis and Michelle A Willis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-07-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IA (not a filing state)
Chad E Willis and Marla D Willis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 03-00986 · Filed Jun 2, 2003 · Closed Sep 2, 2003
Role of Chad E Willis and Marla D Willis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-09-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in VA (not a filing state)
Chad J Willis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 02-02818 · Filed Jan 23, 2002 · Closed May 20, 2002
Role of Chad J Willis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-05-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 27 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

6 differences found between the filings for Chad Willis — 2 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Aug 20, 2009 – Dec 3, 2009

Chad Willis appears on 2 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target

World Energy Research Blue Energy (HK) Ltd (last filing Dec 3, 2009; $0 sold of $120,000,000); World Energy Research Sumbuca LP (last filing Aug 20, 2009; $9,000,000 sold of $44,000,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

World Energy Research Blue Energy (HK) Ltd — PartnerFacts page ↗World Energy Research Sumbuca LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Dec 3, 2009

Paid seller listed without a CRD number: World Energy Research Blue Energy LP — World Energy Research Blue Energy (HK) Ltd

World Energy Research Blue Energy LP is listed as receiving sales compensation on 1 filing (Dec 3, 2009) with no FINRA CRD number given.

What this means People paid to sell securities normally hold a FINRA registration with a CRD number. Without one we cannot look them up on BrokerCheck. Ask who they are and whether they are registered.

Form D · Dec 3, 2009 ↗BrokerCheck search: World Energy Research Blue Energy LP ↗World Energy Research Blue Energy (HK) Ltd — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Jul 29, 2009 – Aug 20, 2009

Paid seller listed without a CRD number: World Energy Research Sambuca LP — World Energy Research Sumbuca LP

World Energy Research Sambuca LP is listed as receiving sales compensation on 2 filings (Jul 29, 2009 to Aug 20, 2009) with no FINRA CRD number given.

What this means People paid to sell securities normally hold a FINRA registration with a CRD number. Without one we cannot look them up on BrokerCheck. Ask who they are and whether they are registered.

Form D/A · Aug 20, 2009 ↗BrokerCheck search: World Energy Research Sambuca LP ↗World Energy Research Sumbuca LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jul 24, 2009 – Aug 20, 2009

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — World Energy Research Sumbuca LP (latest filing Aug 20, 2009)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 20, 2009 (first sale Jul 24, 2009). It reports $9,000,000 sold of $44,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D/A · Aug 20, 2009 ↗World Energy Research Sumbuca LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · May 9, 2024

Same name, different state: "Chad Willis" (WY or MI) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is Q2. A separate record, "Chad Willis" with address state WY or MI, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Plus Brand Industries Inc. (May 9, 2024). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jul 29, 2009 to Dec 3, 2009; the other has one filing dated May 9, 2024.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Chad Willis (WY,MI) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · May 9, 2024 ↗Plus Brand Industries Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Chad Willis (Q2) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 2, 2015 – Apr 1, 2016

Same name, different state: "Chad Willis" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is Q2. A separate record, "Chad Willis" with address state TX, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by NVNG Equity Investors, LLC (Apr 1, 2016). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jul 29, 2009 to Dec 3, 2009; the other runs Nov 2, 2015 to Apr 1, 2016.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Chad Willis (TX) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Apr 1, 2016 ↗NVNG Equity Investors, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Chad Willis (Q2) — this page ↗
Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

0 of 2 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Dec 3, 2009 D
World Energy Research Blue Energy (HK) Ltd
File 021-136572
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$0 (est.)World Energy Research Blue Energy LP no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Aug 20, 2009 D/A
World Energy Research Sumbuca LP
File 021-133166
$0$0$0World Energy Research Sambuca LP no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 2

Every issuer that named Chad Willis on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

WE
Other Energy

World Energy Research Blue Energy (HK) Ltd

Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong (as filed: K3) · Dec 3, 2009
  • Dec 3, 2009 · D · $0 sold of $120,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Chad is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

WE
Oil and Gas

World Energy Research Sumbuca LP

Auckland, New Zealand (as filed: Q2) · Jul 29, 2009 → Aug 20, 2009 · 2 filings
  • Aug 20, 2009 · D/A · $9,000,000 sold of $44,000,000 · 1 investors · min. $110,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 29, 2009 · D · $9,000,000 sold of $44,000,000 · 1 investors · min. $110,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $9M from 1 investor (20% of the $44M target) as of the latest filing. Chad is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

Other pages with the same name (2)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Chad Willis — TX, 2 issuers, Nov 2, 2015 → Apr 1, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • Chad Willis — WY, MI, 1 issuer, May 9, 2024 → May 9, 2024 · no shared issuer

People around Chad 0

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

No other person or management entity is named on the same filings.

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 issuers this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Chad Willis by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Chad Willis is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in World Energy Research Sumbuca LP's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #368,663 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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