Where does Jimmy Jia work?

Jimmy Jia is Controller at Soma Capital.

Where did Jimmy Jia go to school?

Jimmy Jia studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Material Science and Engineering); University of Oxford (DPhil, GHG Accounting); Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (MBA, Business).

Jimmy Jia

Investor

Controller at Soma Capital · Venture Partner; Managing Partner & Founder, Jia Group at Pi Labs

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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519 people in our graph share verified history with Jimmy — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Jimmy: together at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

About

Jimmy Jia is the Controller at Soma Capital. He holds a degree in Finance with a minor in Law from Bentley University.

Experience

Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of OxfordLead, Saïd Business School-Smith School Initiativescurrent2026 — presentOxford
Inquisitive PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2024 — presentUnited Kingdom
ConzenseManaging Directorcurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
Pi LabsVenture Partner, ESGcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE)Chairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2018 — presentGreater San Diego Area
The George Washington University - School of Engineering & Applied ScienceVisiting Scholar2018 — 2025Washington DC-Baltimore Area
The Jia GroupManaging Partner2019 — 2024Greater Seattle Area
CleanTech AllianceBoard Member and Chair, Finance Committee2012 — 2024Seattle metropolitan area, Washington, United States
Presidio Graduate SchoolAdjunct Faculty2013 — 2021Bainbridge Island, WA and San Francisco, CA
Distributed Energy Management Inc.Founder and CEO2009 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
MIT Enterprise Forum of the NorthwestChair Emeritus2009 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Analyst - Technology Licensing Office2008
OlympusTerritory Manager2006 — 2008
Panasonic Boston LaboratoryAssociate Engineer2002 — 2005
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLecturer2003 — 2004

Skills & more

Microsoft Word2Microsoft Excel2Microsoft PowerPoint1Facilitation5Analytical SkillsStrategic PlanningPublic Speaking17Strategy73Management30Negotiation2Leadership14Higher Education3

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Project ManagementThought LeadershipSalesCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Intellectual PropertyTechnology TransferEvent ManagementNon-profit ManagementCorporate FundraisingEducationEvent PlanningEnergy Policy

Languages English

From Jimmy's professional profile.

Colleagues at Soma Capital

Alan Garcia

Head of Engineering and Data at Soma Capital

Aneel Ranadive

Managing Partner at Soma Capital

Aryan Raigangar

Investor at Soma Capital

Brian Vallelunga

Chairman & Founder at Doppler

Christine Alftin

Head of Platform - GTM at Soma Capital

Fouad Farhat

Investment Partner at Soma Capital

Gustavo Caetano

Investor at Soma Capital

Harlem Atwood-Fitzgerald

Scout at Soma Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jimmy Jia?: Jimmy Jia is the Controller at Soma Capital. He holds a degree in Finance with a minor in Law from Bentley University.
Where does Jimmy Jia work?: Jimmy Jia is Controller at Soma Capital.
Where did Jimmy Jia go to school?: Jimmy Jia studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Material Science and Engineering); University of Oxford (DPhil, GHG Accounting); Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (MBA, Business).

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Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford437

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Also attended Stevenson School9

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Shared employers

Also worked at Inquisitive Partners1

Stan SakaiInvestor at Clean Energy Venture

Also worked at The George Washington University - School of Engineering & Applied Science1

Benjamin Harvey, Ph.D.Founder at AI Squared

Also worked at CleanTech Alliance2

Jared SilviaExecutive Officer, Director at BlueDot Photonics Virginia EmeryExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter at Beta Hatch

Also worked at Presidio Graduate School4

Olivia LoweVice President of Marketing and Investor Relations at New Markets Venture Partners Philip O'ConnorManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Blackhorn Ventures Zachary WorthingtonExecutive Vice President, Operations, Talent, and Finance at HIP Investor Emilie CortesChief Financial Officer at The 22 Fund