Gabe Klein
InvestorVenture Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Washington, District of Columbia
Writes $100K – $10M checks · 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
- Adapt/Impact LLCAdapt/Impact LLCcurrent2025 — presentWorldwide
- AutomotusMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- Third Lane Mobility (Bird/Spin)Advisory Board Chaircurrent2026 — presentWorldwide
- ParenAdvisory Board Chaircurrent2025 — present
- VoltpostAdvisory Board Chaircurrent2025 — present
- Fontinalis Partners, LLCLimited Partnercurrent2014 — presentDetroit, Boston
- CityFiCo-Founder, Partner Emeritus, Affiliatecurrent2016 — presentWashington D.C.
- Joint Office of Energy and TransportationExecutive Director2022 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- SpinAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2022
- Carma TechnologyBoard Member - Independent Director2017 — 2022Ireland and United States
- Biden-Harris Transition TeamUSDOT Agency Review Team - Innovation Liason2020 — 2021District of Columbia, United States
- Phone2Action Product & EngineeringAdvisory Board Member2015 — 2019Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Sensity SystemsMember of the Board of Advisors2016 — 2017
- Urban Land InstituteSenior Visiting Fellow2014washington d.c. metro area
- City of ChicagoCommissioner of Transportation2011 — 2013
- District Department of Transportation (DDOT)Director of Transportation2009 — 2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Home Slice LLC DBA On The FlyCo-Founder, CEO2007 — 2010Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- ZipcarVice President2002 — 2006
- ProfessionaLinkDirector of Sales and Marketing2000 — 2002
- Bikes USADirector of Stores1995 — 1999
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
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Interpersonal SkillsBusiness StrategyOrganizational LeadershipLeadership DevelopmentExecutive TeamTeam LeadershipCommunicationGo-to-Market StrategyMarketing StrategyEntrepreneurshipCollaborative LeadershipPublic Private Partnerships- Lean Six Sigma
From Gabe's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fontinalis Partners
Amy Dai
Senior Associate at Fontinalis Partners
Bill Ford
Founder Emeritus at Fontinalis Partners
Chris Stallman
Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Christopher Cheever
Founder & Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Daniel Ratliff
Partner at Fontinalis Partners
James Kilgore
IT Director at Fontinalis Partners
Kyle Messman
Managing Director at South Bay Ventures
Kyle Messman
Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Network5
Bill FordScout
Founder Emeritus at Fontinalis Partners
Chris StallmanScout
Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Christopher CheeverScout
Founder & Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Daniel Ratliff
Partner at Fontinalis Partners
Gabe Cunningham
Partner at Fontinalis Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gabe Klein?
- 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.
- Where does Gabe Klein work?
- Gabe Klein is Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners.
- What check size does Gabe Klein write?
- Gabe Klein typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- Where did Gabe Klein go to school?
- Gabe Klein studied at Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business (Bs, Marketing & Management); The Wharton School (Executive Certificate, Transportation/Mobility Management); MIT Sloan School of Management (MIT Sloan Implementing Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence).
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