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).

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

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

Skills & more

Start-ups21Social Entrepreneurship3

Languages English · German

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Colleagues at NESsT

Adriana Neira

Senior Finance & Operations Associate at NESsT

Alejandra Ramírez Loaiza

Country Director at NESsT

Alfredo Ramos Cruzado

Portfolio Manager at NESsT

Ana Belen Jalixto Romero

Lirio Fund Andes Portfolio Manager at NESsT

Ana Carbajal Azcárate

Global Accountant at NESsT

Anamaria Pelegrini

Director of Human Resources, Systems and Global Compliance at NESsT

Andrea Molestina

Portfolio Manager at NESsT

Aneta Sokolowska

Portfolio Manager at NESsT

Frequently asked questions

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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Also attended Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service20

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Shared employers

Also worked at NESsT56

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Also worked at SunEdison30

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Also worked at Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV)2

Javier Martínez de IrujoCFO at Axon Partners Group Pablo ValenciaManaging Partner at Q-Impact Investment Management S.G.E.I.C.

Also worked at JPMorgan Partners1,282

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