Khasma Capital deploys catalytic capital to empower development teams and accelerate the build out of low-carbon infrastructure.

SJF Ventures is a growth-stage sustainability focused VC firm with $430M+ AUMSpring term MBA Venture Fellow• Developed market map of 170+ climate tech startups in the climate adaptation and resilience • Co-Authored investment thesis article for expansion into climate adaptation and resilience (published in Impact Alpha)• Perform market research and source investment opportunities in climate risk, energy, carbon, grid tech, and fire tech• Conduct due diligence on… Show more SJF Ventures is a growth-stage sustainability focused VC firm with $430M+ AUMSpring term MBA Venture Fellow• Developed market map of 170+ climate tech startups in the climate adaptation and resilience • Co-Authored investment thesis article for expansion into climate adaptation and resilience (published in Impact Alpha)• Perform market research and source investment opportunities in climate risk, energy, carbon, grid tech, and fire tech• Conduct due diligence on prospective investments in climate tech Show less

Investment Banking Summer Associate in the Power, Utilities, Renewables, and Energy Infrastructure Group• Executed due diligence and supported financial modeling for $6bn M&A acquisition bid of gas and electric utility• Conducted market research and advised CEO and CFO on spinoff strategy of $1.3bn renewables segment• Helped underwrite and supported $1bn debt and equity capital raise for top-3 U.S. residential solar provider

Glenfarne is a Private Equity firm focused on energy infrastructure development, investment, M&A, and asset management w/ $4bn AUM in 10+ countries• Advised CEO and investment team on 2GW solar/green hydrogen project development, market entry strategy, and regulatory framework• Led offtake analysis for 500,000 tons of green ammonia exports annually from LatAm to 20+ countries in Asia and Europe

B.A.K. Capital invests in, owns, and operates a diverse portfolio of residential and commercial real estate.• Grew portfolio from $0 to $12mm+ AUM generating ~24% IRR (7x MOIC in 9 years)• Expanded cash-flowing residential real estate portfolio from 0 to 55+ units; yields 33% above benchmarks• Led deal cycles (deal sourcing and origination, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, acquisitions, and asset stabilization), developed investment thesis, cultivated strategic… Show more B.A.K. Capital invests in, owns, and operates a diverse portfolio of residential and commercial real estate.• Grew portfolio from $0 to $12mm+ AUM generating ~24% IRR (7x MOIC in 9 years)• Expanded cash-flowing residential real estate portfolio from 0 to 55+ units; yields 33% above benchmarks• Led deal cycles (deal sourcing and origination, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, acquisitions, and asset stabilization), developed investment thesis, cultivated strategic partnerships, and managed team of 8 Show less

The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the nation's largest multi-program science, technology, and energy research lab. ORNL is home to over 5,500 of the world's leading scientist and engineers with an annual budget of $2.5B.Research Scientist collaborating with engineers, developers, and scientists to develop solutions for challenges of national importance using cutting-edge geospatial and computer vision technologies.• Led team of 5 to develop… Show more The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the nation's largest multi-program science, technology, and energy research lab. ORNL is home to over 5,500 of the world's leading scientist and engineers with an annual budget of $2.5B.Research Scientist collaborating with engineers, developers, and scientists to develop solutions for challenges of national importance using cutting-edge geospatial and computer vision technologies.• Led team of 5 to develop new computer vision data product servicing federal clients in energy efficiency, disaster response efforts, and infectious disease modeling• Secured $9.6mm contract by expanding coverage of analytics product to analyze 20% of global land• Managed team of 4 to reduce data procurement time by 93% by leveraging machine learning and data mining Show less

Jupiter Intelligence is the global leader in climate analytics for resilience and risk management.• Solved mission-critical SaaS product delivery failure by collaborating cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to accelerate data analytics workflow by 150x• Designed bespoke analytics for Fortune 500 clients to synthesize, quantify, and consume climate risk data for asset- to portfolio-level risk analyses; led to Head of Product’s adoption of methods… Show more Jupiter Intelligence is the global leader in climate analytics for resilience and risk management.• Solved mission-critical SaaS product delivery failure by collaborating cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to accelerate data analytics workflow by 150x• Designed bespoke analytics for Fortune 500 clients to synthesize, quantify, and consume climate risk data for asset- to portfolio-level risk analyses; led to Head of Product’s adoption of methods across new SaaS products• Managed and executed geospatial workflows for product demos, insights, and delivery Show less

Global Fishing Watch was co-founded by Google, SkyTruth, and Oceana to advance the sustainability of our oceans through cutting-edge technology and data science.• Spearheaded big data program delivering data science insights to governments managing 45 million km2 of ocean in 20+ countries; developed computer vision model to analyze 1PB+ of satellite imagery• Co-authored groundbreaking research published in Science Advances using AI and satellites to reveal $0.7bn of illicit fishing;… Show more Global Fishing Watch was co-founded by Google, SkyTruth, and Oceana to advance the sustainability of our oceans through cutting-edge technology and data science.• Spearheaded big data program delivering data science insights to governments managing 45 million km2 of ocean in 20+ countries; developed computer vision model to analyze 1PB+ of satellite imagery• Co-authored groundbreaking research published in Science Advances using AI and satellites to reveal $0.7bn of illicit fishing; led to discovery of humanitarian crisis, international collaboration, and philanthropy commitments• Led global vessel detection model development and located >21 million vessels from analyzing >0.5 million radar scenes (>1 PB) by using Google Earth Engine’s Python API and BigQuery GIS (resulted with precision and recall of 0.96 and 0.92, respectively)• Led successful high-precision satellite tasking campaign• Developed offshore energy asset (oil platforms and wind turbines) detection algorithm, built global dataset, and led authorship of high impact factor journal documenting methodologies*position co-funded by Duke University's Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab and Global Fishing Watch Show less

Duke University's Energy Data Analytics Lab develops groundbreaking machine learning applications in energy data analytics. The lab is led by Dr. Kyle Bradbury.• Won 1st place ($10.5K award) at hackathon for using machine learning to map electrification pathways in NE India• Managed team of 9 researchers and software engineers to fill critical electric utility data gaps with machine learning for 305 million people; won "Award for Outstanding Mentorship" from cohort of 600+

• Mined >5TB of Landsat-7 & Sentinel-2 imagery to create new change detection dataset of North Carolinian industrial farms; results used to quantify disproportionate toxicity burdens across North Carolina• GIS point person for environmental policy and economics lab

• Evaluated efficacy of EPA mining reclamation policy by analyzing ecosystem recovery of 5,900 km2 of surface coal mines using Google Earth Engine, PlanetScope, Landsat-5, and Landsat-7 imagery• Solved terabyte-scale data management problem using Google Cloud Platform• Prototyped marine pollution feature extraction algorithm (computer vision)

• Analyzed 75+ journal publications for literature view synthesizing state of global marine debris • Researched and identified 4 marine debris mitigation strategies for clients

• Designed $750K vertical agriculture system to reduce water and fertilizer usage by 90% and 63%, respectively• Supported 3-year $249,797 USDA NIFA grant analyzing impacts of urbanization on peri-urban water qualityResearch Assistant in College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences

• Spearheaded internal audit and implemented new policies that increased occupancy rate from 69% to 98.5% for 900+ apartments• Served as liaison between tenants and social workers in >900 affordable housing units

• Championed housing, healthcare, and legal advocacy services for 500+ clients experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, chronic mental health illnesses, and substance use disorders