Alex Weiss

Investor

CEO, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at ClearSky

North Palm Beach, Florida, United States

About

Alex Weiss is CEO, Co-Founder, and Managing Partner of ClearSky, where he also serves on the Investment Committee. Before founding ClearSky, he was Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at NextEra Energy, co-heading its venture capital effort, and earlier held roles as Vice President at Morgan Stanley and Managing Director at Smith Barney and Paine Webber. He holds a B.A. in mathematics and economics from Boston University and an M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University.

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Invests in

CleantechClimate TechCybersecurityEnergy

Experience

ClearSky SecurityManaging Directorcurrent2016 — present
ClearSky Power & Technology Fund IManaging Directorcurrent2011 — presentPalm Beach Gardens, FL
Nextera Energy IncChief Investment Officer2009 — 2020Juno Beach
Birch AdvisorsManaging Director2000 — 2008New York
Paine WebberManaging Director1998 — 2000New York
Smith Barney IncManaging Director1993 — 1998New York
Morgan StanleyVice President1988 — 1993

Education

Columbia UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance1986 — 1988
Boston UniversityBachelor's degree, Mathematics and economics1980 — 1984

Skills & more

Renewable Energy28Energy21Mergers & Acquisitions17Business Strategy28Solar Energy6Due Diligence11Smart Grid3Start-ups12Financial Modeling8Program Management3Strategy4Cleantech4

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Strategic PlanningPower GenerationVenture CapitalProject FinanceCross-functional Team LeadershipAlternative EnergyManagementValuationLeadershipPrivate EquityEntrepreneurshipCorporate Development

From Alex's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia University498

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing Partner Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General Catalyst Scott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Also attended Boston University192

Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures Gil GorenPartner at 83North James LindenbaumCo-founder at Heavybit Dave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder Collective Katherine OgnibeneOperations Associate at Founder Collective

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Shared employers

Also worked at Paine Webber6

Paul WeinsteinGeneral Partner at Azure Capital Partners Faye LandesFormer Managing Director, Cowen at The 98 Stan SmithVenture Investment Manager, University of Maryland, College Park at University System of Maryland Momentum Fund Evan RapoportVenture Partner at Social Leverage Ron GlantzInvestor at Pantera Capital Jarrett LilienInvestor at Vestigo Ventures

Also worked at Morgan Stanley843

Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BOND Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia Capital James DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis Ventures Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Investments

Board seats

AltamiraAuthentic8BHI EnergyClimateTradeCloudGenixCyberGRXCylanceDiamantiEdgeQFermata EnergyFortress Information SecurityGuardzHuman SecurityiControlMainspring EnergyMitiga SecurityNEXTrackerPike GroupRedOwlUbicquia