Energy Impact

1. Where Erika and Anthony grew up, respectively, as well as how their passions for sustainability came to be

2. The process of Siemens Financial Services and how they think ahead both strategically …

1. Vanessa’s move to the United States and her early interests in the STEM field, as well as the passion for creation that eventually led to Vanessa being a seller on QVC

2. How Vanessa was introduce…

1. Amy’s upbringing on a cattle ranch in eastern Washington State and how this developed her understanding of energy and climate change, as well as how her interest in journalism first developed

2. W…

1. Sustainable investing in the early 2000’s and what drew Paul to the space early in its growth

2. The challenges investors are looking to solve when it comes to sustainable investing

3. A deep dive…

1. How Bryan’s love of reading and writing translated into interests in global health, the future, and international news coverage relating to climate and energy

2. The tension between the need for r…

1. Jacqueline’s background, an abundance of travel, and how it all lead her to a career in impact investing

2. What drove Jacqueline to begin her work tackling poverty and the first projects she chos…

1. Kate’s background of many moves, tenant law, and an interest in clean energy conversations both domestically and internationally

2. How Kate ended up in the ground floor of the Apollo Alliance, th…

1. What motivated Leo to make a difference and become interested in clean energy technology

2. A deep dive into the many different types of carbon removal

3. Voyager’s investment thesis and how it re…

1. What drew Michael into Google and the early iterations of renewable energy

2. Google’s leadership in the energy procurement realm

3. What Michael has learned about driving innovation over the year…

1. Why everyone should care about and be invested in energy and the progression of the energy industry

2. How the energy transition may fundamentally change the industry and how this intersects with …

1. Zainab’s background in Physics and English and how all roads eventually led back to Energy and Power

2. How important lower costs are to various energy industries and the common challenge of suppl…

1. An important lesson Clay learned early in his career about destinations and opportunities

2. A deep dive into Lowercase and Lowercarbon Capital

3. The idea of improving existing processes versus f…

1. Neal Dikeman’s early career and his experience running for the U.S. Senate

2. How Neal made his way into the energy space

3.  A deep dive into Energy Transition Ventures and the state of the energ…

1. How Brandon made his way to Washington, D.C. and what landed him in the White House and the Department of Energy

2. The driving force behind Boundary Stone Partners and its initial goals and visio…

1. Mark’s interests in energy, business, and finance and how his time at GE sparked a long-time passion for energy transition work

2. How an idea turned into what is now Lime Rock New Energy

3. The t…

1. Jeanette’s interest in history, her time at Mother Jones, getting a degree in law, and how it all led to her early career in energy

2. The start of PNM’s Washington D.C. office and the state of cl…

1. A monumental move to San Francisco and how it led Matt to computers and engineering

2. Matt’s story of founding companies, trying new things, and meeting interesting people in different industries

1. How drilling oil rigs in West Texas jumpstarted Collin’s interest and career in energy

2. The mission of connecting people from different industries, starting podcasts, and Collin’s determination …

1. Michael’s upbringing in Nebraska, his early architectural engineering career interests, and how his career trajectory completely changed before his senior year of college

2. A leap into the privat…

1. Aparna’s childhood in the wilderness of Oregon, her interest in working on cars, and some of the philosophies that guide her work

2. A dive into Aparna’s time abroad - Why recognizing privilege, p…