Matthew S. Ford, Cfa, Cfp® Email & Phone Number

♻ Founder and Co-CIO of investment firm focused on climate/energy transition🌳 Strategic advisor to wealthy families, endowments, and other long-term asset owners🤝 Co-founder of private investment firm for respected investor and billionaire family💡Advisor to/investor in private companies, seed stage to $400 million in revenue🎓First generation college graduate, #1 student twice: undergrad and MBA📚 Student of financial history and behavioral psychologyMatt is the Founder of Klima Capital and BlackOak Advisors. Klima is an investment manager specializing in regulated carbon markets, with ~$150 million AUM. BlackOak is a strategic advisor to wealthy families and long-term asset owners.Prior to founding Klima and BlackOak, Matt co-founded and co-led the private investment firm for the Marks family (Howard Marks co-founded Oaktree Capital). Matt previously was the first employee hired by the two founding partners of a $600 million private equity fund, part of a global private equity platform with $14 billion of AUM. Prior to business school, Matt worked at a middle market private equity firm, ShoreView Industries, and started his career at BCG.Matt earned an MBA at The Wharton School where he received the highest academic honor during the first year, ranking #1 out of a class of 800+, and graduated Palmer Scholar (highest academic distinction). He also holds a BBA from the University of Iowa where he graduated 1st out of a class of 507. Matt is a CFA® charterholder and CFP® professional.

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