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Cully Cavness

Investor

Co-founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer at Crusoe

Denver, Colorado, United States

About

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer with a background in oil & gas, geothermal energy, and energy investment banking. He holds a geology degree from Middlebury and an MBA from Oxford, and was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2021.

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Experience

  1. CrusoeCo-Founder, President and Chief Strategy Officercurrent2025 — presentDenver, CO
  2. CrusoeCo-Founder, President and COO2018 — 2025Greater Denver Area
  3. Highlands Natural ResourcesVice President, Finance2016 — 2018Greater Denver Area
  4. Petrie PartnersAssociate, Energy Investment Banking2015 — 2016Greater Denver Area
  5. Sword & PloughCFO2012 — 2015Denver
  6. Global GeothermalBusiness Development Manager2010 — 2013New York City
  7. Thomas J. Watson FoundationEnergy Economics Research Fellow2010 — 2011Iceland, China, Taiwan, Japan, Spain, Argentina, Chile
  8. Middlebury CollegeSenior Geology Thesis: Spatial Dynamics of Tertiary Igneous Intrusions in Raton Basin, Southern Colo2008 — 2009
  9. Teach For AmericaOperations Coordinator2009Houston
  10. Pioneer Natural ResourcesGeoscience Intern2008Denver
  11. Lehman BrothersFinancial Analyst Intern2008New York City
  12. National Science Foundation (NSF)Research Grant Recipient2007

Education

  1. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2014 — 2015
  2. Middlebury CollegeBA, Geology2006 — 2010
  3. Cornell UniversityCertificate in Project Management, Civil Engineering Department2024
  4. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessBuilding Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop - "Touchy Feely"2020
  5. Harvard Business School Executive EducationStrategic Negotiations, Transaction Design and Negotiation2018
  6. University of OtagoStudy Abroad, Geology2008
  7. Kent Denver High School2001 — 2005

Skills & more

Analysis12Leadership31Public Speaking9Management16Spanish15Chinese1Geothermal17Waste Heat Recovery1Geology35Financial Modeling19Project Management22Power Generation4
+12 moreSustainabilityPower PlantsEnergyEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentProposal WritingResearchProject PlanningFundraisingSolar EnergyStrategic PartnershipsMarketing Strategy

Languages English · Spanish

  • FINRA Series 79 — FINRA

From Cully's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Middlebury College97

Alex FinkelsteinInvestor at Spark CapitalJeff DoranInvestor at Spark CapitalTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesUrvashi BarooahPartner at Redpoint VenturesJason BrookePrincipal at Sapphire VenturesBriehan BurkeGeneral Partner at Keen Venture Partners

+ 91 more

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,144 more

Also attended Harvard Business School Executive Education110

Ryan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPaul SlosarInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTom KalinskeInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersKevin MandiaGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesRichard GrecoVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors

+ 104 more

Also attended University of Otago46

Samara GordonPartner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalAndrew ClelandManaging Director at Comcast VenturesJohn EnlowInvestor at NZVCKatie LewisInvestor at STAFFORD VCMark StuartPartner at MovacFiona FosterInvestment Director at Movac

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Shared employers

Also worked at Crusoe40

Niki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesLee JacobsEntrepreneur, investor, and cofounder of EdelweissBryan GertzogPartner at StripesDavid KatzPartner at Radical VenturesRob ToewsPartner at Radical VenturesHisham ElhaddadManaging Partner at HOF Capital

+ 34 more

Also worked at Middlebury College9

Ben CmejlaInvestments at General PartnershipKarly WentzPartner at B4 CapitalLuis EcheverriaPrincipal at Goodwater CapitalHiruy EphremSenior Investment Associate at Orbit StartupsDavid BradburyPresident at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)Evelin TóthSenior Research Associate at Bezos Earth Fund

+ 3 more

Also worked at Teach For America54

CaitlinChief of Staff at Hummingbird VenturesChelcie TaylorInvestor at GGV CapitalRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalAmanda DawsonDirector, People Operations at StartXEllie HinkenInvestor at Khosla VenturesHeather StevensonGeneral Counsel at Red Cell Incubation

+ 48 more

Also worked at Pioneer Natural Resources2

Patrick OkoraforDirector of Finance at Mercury FundTom HalboutyVenture Partner, Industrials at Builders VC

Colleagues at Crusoe

Alon Yariv
VP, Business Development; Country Manager, Israel at Crusoe
Andrew Likens
VP Business Development, Energy at Crusoe
Andrew Sweatman
VP, Manufacturing at Crusoe
Andrew Wee
VP, Procurement at Crusoe
Celeste Grebe
SVP, Financial Planning & Analysis at Crusoe
Chase Lochmiller
Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Crusoe
Chris Dolan
Chief Data Center Officer at Crusoe
Deva Santiago
VP, Talent Acquisition at Crusoe