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Issam Dairanieh

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Managing Director at Bpifrance · Venture Partner at Piva Capital

Greater Chicago Area

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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

  1. Ascent Capital HoldingsOperating Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  2. Global CO2 InitiativeCEO2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  3. BPManaging Director, BP Ventures2011 — 2016Chicago
  4. BP Alternative EnergyUS Venture Director,2010 — 2011
  5. BP Alternative EnergyTechnology Principal2007 — 2009
  6. BP Alternative EnergyRenewable and Alternative Energy Program Manager2006 — 2007
  7. BP Alternative EnergyCommercial Development Manager1998 — 2006Greater Chicago Area

Skills & more

Start-ups36Biofuels2Business Development12Cleantech5Renewable Energy8Venture Capital33Energy40Solar Energy12Mergers & Acquisitions8Business Strategy27Project Management3Finance7
+12 moreNew Business DevelopmentAlternative EnergyChange ManagementDue DiligenceInvestmentsSoftware DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningExecutive Education at Imperial College, UC Berkeley and Harvard

Languages English and Arabic

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Colleagues at Bpifrance

Chahra Louafi
Bpifrance · Kauffman Fellow (Class 22)
Emmanuel Audouard
Director of Intersectional Investment Department at Bpifrance
Ivan de Lastours
Investor at ATKA
Julie Le Gac
Associate at Eutopia VC
Laurent Arthaud
Managing Director at Bpifrance
Maïlys Ferrere
Bpifrance · Kauffman Fellow (Class 23)
Malik Adouani
Principal at Bpifrance
Nicolas Dufourcq
CEO at Bpifrance

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Who is Issam Dairanieh?
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.
Where does Issam Dairanieh work?
Issam Dairanieh is Managing Director at Bpifrance.
Where did Issam Dairanieh go to school?
Issam Dairanieh studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering).

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