Brandon Hurlbut
InvestorCo-Founder & Principal at Overture Climate · Board director at Swell Energy
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
About
Brandon Hurlbut is a co-founder of Overture, where he leads on portfolio success, and a co-founder of Boundary Stone Partners. He previously served as U.S. Department of Energy Chief of Staff and as the White House liaison to energy and environment cabinet agencies, and served on the investment committee for the DOE's clean energy fund. He also works as an Operating Partner at NGP's energy transition growth equity fund and holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Board director at Swell Energy
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Swell Energy's investors · 1
Experience
- Boundary Stone PartnersCo-Foundercurrent2013 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- Overture VCCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- NGPOperating Partnercurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- U.S. Department of EnergyChief of Staff2009 — 2013Washington D.C.
- The White HouseCabinet Affairs2009Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Presidential Transition TeamSenior Personnel Staff2008 — 2009Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Obama for AmericaRegional Political Director2007 — 2008
- Baker & DanielsAttorney2004 — 2007Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
Public Policy70Government Relations2Legislative1Politics71Government Affairs1Government31Policy Analysis42Policy14Political Campaigns42Strategic Planning16Strategic Communications10Management11
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Senior AdministrationOperations ManagementLegislative RelationsEnergy PolicyGrassroots OrganizingPublic AffairsPolitical CommunicationPolitical ConsultingCoalitionsPolitical ScienceMedia RelationsLanguages English
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Deals · 1
Swell EnergyBoard seat
via Overture Climate · filed Dec 2019 · $14.1M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Overture Climate
Allison Hinckley
Senior Principal at Overture Climate
Ben Rhodes
Advisor, Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama at Overture Climate
Dan Brunner
Advisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture Climate
Emma McDonagh
Partner & COO at Overture Climate
Gaurav Sant
Advisor, Director, UCLA Institute for Carbon Management at Overture Climate
Julius Genachowski
Venture Partner at Overture Climate
Karen Skelton
Advisor, Visiting Scholar At Stanford's Doerr School Of Sustainability; Former Senior Policy Advisor, US Department Of Energy at Overture Climate
Kate Brandt
Fund II Chair, Chief Sustainability Officer, Google at Overture Climate
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brandon Hurlbut?
- Brandon Hurlbut is a co-founder of Overture, where he leads on portfolio success, and a co-founder of Boundary Stone Partners. He previously served as U.S. Department of Energy Chief of Staff and as the White House liaison to energy and environment cabinet agencies, and served on the investment committee for the DOE's clean energy fund. He also works as an Operating Partner at NGP's energy transition growth equity fund and holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Where does Brandon Hurlbut work?
- Brandon Hurlbut is Co-Founder & Principal at Overture Climate and Board director at Swell Energy.
- What does Brandon Hurlbut invest in?
- Brandon Hurlbut invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
- What boards does Brandon Hurlbut sit on?
- Brandon Hurlbut holds tracked board seats at Swell Energy.
- Where did Brandon Hurlbut go to school?
- Brandon Hurlbut studied at Georgetown Law (JD, Law); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science).
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