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Chad Sachs

Investor

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer at NESsT

Peru

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About

Chad Sachs is Chief Executive Officer at NESsT, an impact investor with twenty years of experience in capital investment and fundraising. He founded two renewable energy companies, where he held CEO responsibility for strategic planning, sales, budgeting, and capital raising. His background combines private equity investment and entrepreneurship focused on social enterprises in Latin America.

Experience

  1. NESsTChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. NESsTChief Investment Officercurrent2024 — presentMadison, Wisconsin, United States
  3. NESsTPeru Country Director and Lirio Fund Director (Latam Debt Fund)2022 — 2023Lima, Peru
  4. NESsTLatin American Fund Director2019 — 2022Province of Lima, Peru
  5. Radian GenerationBoard Member2013 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Radian GenerationCEO and Co-Founder2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. SunEdisonVice President, Utility Scale Project Finance2011 — 2012San Francisco, CA
  8. Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV)Senior Vice President, Head of Structured Finance, U.S.2009 — 2011San Francisco, CA
  9. MMA Renewable VenturesSenior Vice President, Head of Structured Finance Group2006 — 2009San Francisco, CA
  10. Renewable VenturesVice President, Founder2005 — 2006San Francisco, CA
  11. JPMorgan PartnersAssociate1999 — 2003London Area, United Kingdom
  12. Credit SuisseAnalyst, Media, Telecom and Transportation Group1997 — 1999New York, NY

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Start-ups21Social Entrepreneurship3

Languages English · German

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Who is Chad Sachs?
Chad Sachs is Chief Executive Officer at NESsT, an impact investor with twenty years of experience in capital investment and fundraising. He founded two renewable energy companies, where he held CEO responsibility for strategic planning, sales, budgeting, and capital raising. His background combines private equity investment and entrepreneurship focused on social enterprises in Latin America.
Where does Chad Sachs work?
Chad Sachs is Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer at NESsT.
Where did Chad Sachs go to school?
Chad Sachs studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business Administration and Management); Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service (Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, International Economics).

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