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Gabe Klein

Investor

Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners

Washington, District of Columbia

Writes $100K – $10M checks Β· typically $3M

About

Venture Partner and co-founder of advisory firm Cityfi, and former Commissioner of the Chicago and Washington DC Departments of Transportation. He is an author and long-time leader in urban mobility and public-private innovation.

Experience

  1. Adapt/Impact LLCAdapt/Impact LLCcurrent2025 β€” presentWorldwide
  2. AutomotusMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 β€” present
  3. Third Lane Mobility (Bird/Spin)Advisory Board Chaircurrent2026 β€” presentWorldwide
  4. ParenAdvisory Board Chaircurrent2025 β€” present
  5. VoltpostAdvisory Board Chaircurrent2025 β€” present
  6. Fontinalis Partners, LLCLimited Partnercurrent2014 β€” presentDetroit, Boston
  7. CityFiCo-Founder, Partner Emeritus, Affiliatecurrent2016 β€” presentWashington D.C.
  8. Joint Office of Energy and TransportationExecutive Director2022 β€” 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  9. SpinAdvisory Board Member2017 β€” 2022
  10. Carma TechnologyBoard Member - Independent Director2017 β€” 2022Ireland and United States
  11. Biden-Harris Transition TeamUSDOT Agency Review Team - Innovation Liason2020 β€” 2021District of Columbia, United States
  12. Phone2Action Product & EngineeringAdvisory Board Member2015 β€” 2019Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  13. Sensity SystemsMember of the Board of Advisors2016 β€” 2017
  14. Urban Land InstituteSenior Visiting Fellow2014washington d.c. metro area
  15. City of ChicagoCommissioner of Transportation2011 β€” 2013
  16. District Department of Transportation (DDOT)Director of Transportation2009 β€” 2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  17. Home Slice LLC DBA On The FlyCo-Founder, CEO2007 β€” 2010Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  18. ZipcarVice President2002 β€” 2006
  19. ProfessionaLinkDirector of Sales and Marketing2000 β€” 2002
  20. Bikes USADirector of Stores1995 β€” 1999

Education

  1. Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of BusinessBs, Marketing & Management
  2. The Wharton SchoolExecutive Certificate, Transportation/Mobility Management
  3. MIT Sloan School of ManagementMIT Sloan Implementing Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence2026

Skills & more

Agentic AutomationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Software as a Service (SaaS)2Strategic Planning for Growth2Micromobility1City ManagementPrivate Equity2Private Sector Development2CEO Succession1Large Scale DeploymentsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2Product Strategy1
+12 moreInterpersonal SkillsBusiness StrategyOrganizational LeadershipLeadership DevelopmentExecutive TeamTeam LeadershipCommunicationGo-to-Market StrategyMarketing StrategyEntrepreneurshipCollaborative LeadershipPublic Private Partnerships
  • Lean Six Sigma

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