Issam Dairanieh
InvestorManaging Director at Bpifrance · Venture Partner at Piva Capital
Greater Chicago Area
About
Issam Dairanieh is an Operating Partner at Ascent Capital Holdings with over 30 years of experience in technology assessment, development, and investment across emerging energy, environmental, and materials sectors. His career includes 18 years at BP, where he built and led the corporate venture capital team, as well as roles as CEO of the Global CO2 Initiative and co-director of a Middle East-based technology accelerator focused on sustainability. His work spans renewable energy, conventional energy, CO2 utilization technologies, and commercialization of clean energy innovations.
Experience
- Ascent Capital HoldingsOperating Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- Global CO2 InitiativeCEO2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- BPManaging Director, BP Ventures2011 — 2016Chicago
- BP Alternative EnergyUS Venture Director,2010 — 2011
- BP Alternative EnergyTechnology Principal2007 — 2009
- BP Alternative EnergyRenewable and Alternative Energy Program Manager2006 — 2007
- BP Alternative EnergyCommercial Development Manager1998 — 2006Greater Chicago Area
Education
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPh.D., Chemical Engineering1980 — 1984
Skills & more
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New Business DevelopmentAlternative EnergyChange ManagementDue DiligenceInvestmentsSoftware DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningExecutive Education at Imperial College, UC Berkeley and HarvardLanguages English and Arabic
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