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Kirkland, Us

Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) invests in companies that leverage innovative technologies to help address climate change. Backed by many of the world’s top business leaders, BEV has more than $1 billion in committed capital to support bold entrepreneurs building companies that can significantly reduce emissions from agriculture, buildings, electricity, manufacturing, and transportation. The fund was created in 2016 by the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

Boston, Ma, Us

ReMo is developing a fleet of distributed-scale ammonia plants that use renewable energy to make nitrogen fertilizers at prices competitive with those from the giant natural gas-fueled suppliers.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Solar power plant deployment using robotics and automation.

Goleta, California, Us

Unlock zero-emission energy embedded in natural gas using methane pyrolysis and thermocatalysis to extract the carbon a dense solid and hydrogen.

Sunnyvale, California, Us

Antora Energy is electrifying heavy industry with thermal energy storage for zero-carbon heat and power.

Delta, British Columbia, Ca

Modular lithium refining – Enabling the lowest cost production of battery grade lithium hydroxide

London, Gb

Making CO2 mineralisation feasible, accessible, and scalable.

Caesarea, ., Il

Enabling affordable green hydrogen production at scale.

Marly, Fribourg, Ch

Bloom selectively converts the most abundant biopolymers – cellulose & lignin – into added-value chemical products.

Houston, Texas, Us

Next-generation geothermal developer generating clean power.

Houston, Texas, Us

Cost-Effective, Grid-Scale Electricity Storage using undeground geomechanical pumped storage.

Houston, Texas, Us

Enabling the potential for dramatically more efficient chemical manufacturing using a new type of chemical reactor driven by light rather than heat.

San Francisco, California, Us

Pachama is leveraging data, artificial intelligence, and automation to protect ecosystems, restore forests, and improve carbon markets.

Washington, Dc, Us

The NVCA is the trade association and voice of the U.S. venture capital community in Washington D.C. and advocates for public policies that encourage innovation and reward long-term investment. It is comprised of more than 450 firms. The NVCA Corporate Venture Group (CVG) serves as the voice and advisory group of corporate venture investors within the broader NVCA community.

San Francisco, California, Us

Connected Worker platform to execute and measure work for industrial companies.

Comprehensive cable condition assessment technology using proprietary Line Impedance Resonance Analysis, LIRA.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Mass spec devices for chemical and biomolecular analysis. IPO in December 2020 (NASDAQ: MASS)

Houston, Texas, Us

Schlumberger Corporate Venturing - Source and lead investments in startups for Schlumberger Corporate Venturing- Work with Schlumberger engineering & research centers to determine current technology needs- Evaluate venture opportunities for their strategic, financial & technical impact - Execute Joint Development Agreements to develop and deploy new technology in the oilfieldServed as board representative for 908 Devices Inc (chemical analysis) - IPO Dec 2020, MiOx Inc (water treatment) - acquired by Johnson Matthey Jun 2016, Wirescan AS (cable health monitoring), Parsable Inc (digital work)Also invested in: Onapsis (cybersecurity), 3DatDepth (subsea inspection) - acquired by Nauticus Robotics 2023, Nantero (memory tech) - acquired by SBM Aug 2021Schlumberger Mergers & Acquisitions Projects: ZEiTECS (2014), Meta Downhole Limited (2016)

Albuquerque, New Mexico, Us

Electrochemical technologies for water treatment and disinfection. Acquired by Johnson Matthey in June 2016.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

2011 - 2012: MIT Energy Initiative; Advisors: Prof. Moniz & Dr. O'Sullivan- Performed analysis of the North America shale gas market and analyzed the investment potential in water treatment technology & infrastructure - Conducted a techno-economic study of water treatment technologies for treatment of hydraulic fracturing wastewater and suggested implementation pathways for large-scale and on-site treatment options.2010 - 2011: Member of the Trancik Lab and MIT Energy Initiative; Advisor: Prof. Trancik- Developed new frameworks and quantitative methods to compare and optimize energy technologies, in the electricity and transportation markets, by integrating technological details and climate change mitigation targets.

OsComp Systems developed a suite of technologies to aid in the collection and distribution of natural gas for both upstream and downstream markets. As part of a small commercial team I was involved in all aspects of business development and customer acquisition, specifically focusing on the Natural Gas Virtual Pipeline business.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

- Completed investment thesis for the Oil & Gas sector and identified early-stage investment opportunities- Conducted primary research and interviewed energy professionals in Houston to determine current industry trends in O&G investments - Was involved in deal sourcing and initial due diligence with focus on Water Treatment start-ups

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Americas Natural Gas Group (Houston, US) - Summer 2011- Investigated and proposed methods to reduce Producer Gas ImbalancesEurope Business Analysis Group (Leatherhead, UK) - Summer 2009- Conducted market analysis for Natural Gas and LNG flows in North-Western Europe

Master’S Degree, Technology And Policy Program (Tpp)

Ba (Hons), Meng, Chemical Engineering

Cambridge-Mit Exchange Programme, Chemical Engineering, Management And Finance

High School Diploma