About
Over 30 years in renewable power and emerging-market project finance; serves on two CEVG portfolio company boards.
Experience
- Clean Energy Venture GroupExecutive Managing Director & Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston
- Clean Energy VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Birch Tree Capital, LLCFounder & Principalcurrent2004 — presentGreater Boston
- Cedar Energy Investors LLCPartnercurrent2013 — presentGreater Boston
- Carreden Group, Inc.Managing Director2014 — 2019Greater Boston
- Global Energy InvestorsManaging Director of Project Investments; Partner2010 — 2011Concord, Massachusetts
- Ze-genTreasurer & Vice President, Finance2007 — 2009Boston, Massachusetts
- EDF Renewable EnergyDirector of Finance2003 — 2004Newton, Massachusetts and Palm Springs, California
- ABB Energy CapitalVice President - Business Development2000 — 2002Boston, Massachusetts
- Wartsila Power Development CompanyManaging Director, Finance1997 — 1999Annapolis, Maryland and London, England
- U.S. International Development Finance CorporationManager, Finance1986 — 1996Washington D.C.
Skills & more
Cleantech49Renewable Energy71Project Finance59Structured Finance3Energy Policy3Venture Capital47Energy33Solar Energy21Wind8Corporate Finance6Private Equity23Mergers & Acquisitions7
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Start-upsPhotovoltaicsFinancial ModelingValuationEntrepreneurshipClean TechnologyEmerging MarketsSustainable EnergyLanguages English · French · Spanish
From John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Clean Energy Venture
Adam De Sola Pool
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Amy Davidsen
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Anne Slaughter Andrew
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Bengt Karlsson
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Bob Place
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Cara Tobin
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Coleman Adams
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Deb Kemper
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Harper?
- Over 30 years in renewable power and emerging-market project finance; serves on two CEVG portfolio company boards.
- Where does John Harper work?
- John Harper is at Clean Energy Venture.
- Where did John Harper go to school?
- John Harper studied at The Fletcher School at Tufts University (M.A. in Law & Diplomacy, International Business); Université de Grenoble (Certificate in French Language Studies); Pomona College (B.A., Government).
Same school
Also attended The Fletcher School at Tufts University54
Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalMark OdermanSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAjaita ShahGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesMayumi BeppuInvestor at JIC Venture Growth InvestmentsShelby Miller (Herrington)Investor at Silversmith Capital PartnersChris FarmerPartner & CEO at SignalFire
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Also attended Pomona College70
Lauren IllovskyTalent Partner at CapitalGMark OdermanSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJun LiInvestor at Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.Shahram Seyedin-NoorFounder + Managing Partner at Civilization Ventures Management, LlcAndrew SheppardManaging Director at TRANSCENDFernando RiveraManaging Partner at BuenTrip Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Birch Tree Capital, LLC2
Also worked at Global Energy Investors2
Also worked at Ze-gen3
Also worked at EDF Renewable Energy6
Oriane DurvyeManaging Partner at ALANTRA CAPITAL PRIVADO, SGEIC, S.A.U.Oriane DurvyeManaging Partner at Alantra Energy Transition SGEIC SACédric VoigtInvestor & Limited Partner Scout at Ballou CapitalJohn HarperVenture Partner at Clean Energy VenturesJohnny ChankhamanyExecutive Director, Strategic Partnerships at Builders VCMark DingCo-Founder, CTO at Brewit
