Ben Margolis
Director at Climate Technology Founders Fund
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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Experience
- Maryland Energy Innovation AcceleratorDirectorcurrent2024 — present
- Climate Innovation AllianceSteering Committee Membercurrent2024 — present
- genseed advisorsExecutive Chairmancurrent2017 — present
- Breakthrough EnergyBusiness Fellow2022 — 2024
- Maryland Energy Innovation AcceleratorCommercialization Manager2019 — 2022
- MARYLAND BUSINESS INNOVATION ASSOCIATIONBoard Member2022
- Zahren FundsManager2020 — 2022
- DemandEVChief Operating Officer2018 — 2019
- Sol SystemsDirector, Business Development2013 — 2017Washington D.C.
- Pentricity LLCFounder2011 — 2013Charlottesville, Virginia Area
- SunEdison AGProject Engineer2007 — 2011Beltsville, MD
Skills & more
Climate TechEntrepreneurial OrganizationsEntrepreneurship EducationEconomic DevelopmentSocial EntrepreneurshipDiversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI)Diversity & InclusionEnergy TransitionFacilitationTeam BuildingExecutive ManagementEmotional Intelligence
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Margolis?
- Director at Climate Technology Founders Fund
- Where did Ben Margolis go to school?
- Ben Margolis studied at University of Virginia Darden School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology); University of Maryland (BS, Engineering).
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Also attended University of Maryland503
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Shared employers
Also worked at Climate Innovation Alliance1
Also worked at Breakthrough Energy58
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