Program Director, Climate Initiatives Group
CurrentThe ClimateTech Expertise Network (www.ClimateStartupSupport.com) provides mentoring and executive team building services to early-stage clean energy and climatetech companies through specific projects and issues, such as staffing for growth, budget management, resource planning, strategic partnering, obtaining investment, and board management. Certified EIRs bring strong experience in executive-level management and with technology-based companies. Over the past 5 and a half years, startups accessing the program have raised over $2.0 billion in non-dilutive funding and private capital. The NYSERDA Climate Justice Fellow Support Program assists NYSERDA's Climate Justice Fellows with mentoring, peer group facilitation, skills labs, access to an ecosystem-wide slack network and an educational series led by Columbia Climate School faculty and business experts which results in a certificate from Columbia's Climate School. The Verizon support programs assist Verizon support startup companies by providing them with quality mentor, talent matching and skills lab services.
