About
Principal focused on commercializing early-stage climate and deep-tech technologies. She was a Business Fellow in the inaugural Breakthrough Energy Fellows cohort, interned with Rivian's corporate development team, and worked as an economic consultant at Charles River Associates. Holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.
Experience
- Avesta FundPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- Avesta FundInvestment Associate2024
- Breakthrough EnergyBusiness Fellow2021 — 2023United States
- City of Albany, CaliforniaVice Chair - Climate Action Committee2021 — 2022Albany, California, United States
- RivianStrategy Intern, Corporate Development2020Palo Alto, California, United States
- Charles River AssociatesAssociate2017 — 2019Chicago, Illinois
- Charles River AssociatesAnalyst2016 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
- Edgeworth Economics, L.L.C.Consulting Intern2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Insight Financial Strategists LLCSummer Intern2014Greater Boston
- University of RochesterResearch Assistant - Department of Mathematics2013Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
- University of RochesterResearch Assistant-Department of Economics2013Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
- (BASWA) Business Union of the South WedgeFinance Intern2013Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2019 — 2021
- University of RochesterBachelor's Degree, Applied Mathematics and Financial Economics2012 — 2016
Skills & more
Project ManagementFundraisingMentoringSustainabilityCommercializationBuild Strong RelationshipsMicrosoft Excel2Microsoft Office1Data Analysis5Research1Microsoft Word1Economics3
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business511
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Shared employers
Also worked at Avesta Fund4
Also worked at Breakthrough Energy28
Carmichael RobertsInvestor at Material ImpactBill GatesFounder at Breakthrough Energy VenturesWill MorrisonPrincipal at DFJMatt EggersManaging Director at Prelude VenturesAaron BernsteinInvestor at Gigascale CapitalRohit GawandeSenior Investment Principal at Mulago Foundation
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Also worked at Charles River Associates13
Yael EladInvestor at AlephEric BielkeDirector (former Temasek) / Investor at FathomJennifer LinInvestor at HeadlineBen HemaniFounding Partner at Bison VenturesBen CapellManaging Director at Peterson VenturesFernando LucarevschiOperations Manager at BDev Ventures
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Also worked at University of Rochester13
Jean WeillAssociate at C4 VenturesMitch JuneauFellow, Materials at Prime Movers LabYang ChengAssociate at Delos CapitalBryan NgadiminInvestor at Altara VenturesCraig DubitskyBrain Trust at The CraftorySkylar LiuSr. Investment Director at Prosperity7 Ventures
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