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Brendan Bell

Investor

Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director at Aligned Climate Capital

Los Angeles

About

Co-founder and COO of Aligned Climate Capital, involved in the firm's venture and infrastructure strategies and capital formation, and a member of the Investment Committee. Previously Director of Strategic Initiatives at the U.S. DOE Loan Programs Office managing a $32 billion loan portfolio.

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Experience

  1. Aligned Climate CapitalChief Operating Officer & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  2. EVenergiDirectorcurrent2023 — present
  3. Summit Ridge EnergyDirectorcurrent2017 — present
  4. Swell EnergyDirector2019 — 2024
  5. ChargeNet StationsDirector2022 — 2023
  6. SWTCHDirector2022 — 2023
  7. Boundary Stone PartnersAdvisor2016 — 2020Los Angeles, CA
  8. Aligned IntermediaryPrincipal2016 — 2019Los Angeles, CA
  9. U.S. Department of EnergyDirector of Strategic Initiatives2013 — 2016
  10. United States SenateLegislative Assistant2011 — 2013Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ)

Education

  1. University of Maryland School of Public PolicyM.A., Master of Public Management2008 — 2010
  2. Macalester CollegeBA, Economics and Political Science1998 — 2002
  3. Phillips Exeter Academy1994 — 1998

Skills & more

Policy Analysis37Public Policy48Energy Policy20Legislative Relations16Grassroots Organizing12Politics21Energy1Environmental Policy26Climate Change6Nonprofits3Political Campaigns4Legislation9
+12 moreGovernmentCommunity OutreachPolicyInternational RelationsCoalitionsPolitical ScienceCommunity OrganizingInternational DevelopmentSustainable DevelopmentSustainabilityEconomic DevelopmentSpeech Writing

From Brendan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Macalester College12

Simeon SimeonovAdvisor at One Way VenturesSeth LevineA longtime venture capitalist and nationally bestselling authorLijuan WangSenior Accountant at Red Cell IncubationDr. Julie PullenChief Scientist and Partner at Cerulean VenturesKira VanderwertOperating Partner at OutsidersMichael TarinoTiltas Solutions at Empactful Capital

+ 6 more

Also attended Phillips Exeter Academy59

Nathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesMax Von PoelnitzPartner at Foothill VenturesPhilip KalikmanAssistant Professor of Real Estate, Finance, & Economics at Joyance PartnersAlbert DouerInvestor at MatterScale VenturesEnmi KendallGeneral Partner at Healthy VenturesGeoff OblakGeneral Partner at Data Point Capital

+ 53 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Summit Ridge Energy1

Asher CurnutteAssociate, Investments at Harbert Growth Partners

Also worked at Swell Energy2

Mark ParisManaging Partner at Third SphereLauren MurphyManaging Partner - Fund I at New Leaf Invest

Also worked at SWTCH2

Mike WinterfieldFounder and Managing Partner at Active Impact InvestmentsBenjamin HoganDirector / Private Equity at Blue Earth Capital AG

Also worked at Boundary Stone Partners1

Brandon HurlbutCo-Founder at Overture Climate

Colleagues at Aligned Climate Capital

Aleksandra Lokshina
Accountant at Aligned Climate Capital
Dylan Hammer
Senior Vice President at Aligned Climate Capital
Eric Lee
Senior Vice President, IR & ESG at Aligned Climate Capital
Erin Grenier
Construction Project Manager at Aligned Climate Capital
Greg Greenman
Vice President at Aligned Climate Capital
Jake Metersky
Executive Assistant at Aligned Climate Capital
James S. Rubin
CIO at Aligned Climate Capital
Julia Magliozzo
Vice President at Aligned Climate Capital