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Kacy Gerst
InvestorHead of Science, Technology & Impact at Galvanize Climate Solutions
Greater Richmond Region
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Experience
- GalvanizeHead of Science, Technology and Impactcurrent2025 — present
- GalvanizeSenior Vice President of Science and Technology2022 — 2025
- Concrete VAEntrepreneur In Residencecurrent2022 — presentRichmond, Virginia, United States
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Chief of Commercial Strategy2015 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- ARPA-ETechnology to Market Advisor2012 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy SystemsFellow2011 — 2012Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Program Analyst2009 — 2011
- Sikorsky AircraftEngineer, Operations Strategy2004 — 2009
Colleagues at Galvanize Climate Solutions
Adam Handlos
Chief Financial Officer at Galvanize Climate Solutions
Alex Fujinaka
Chief of Staff at Galvanize Climate Solutions
Alex Munoz
Managing Director, Asset Management, Real Estate at Galvanize Climate Solutions
Allison Fremed
Portfolio Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Real Estate at Galvanize Climate Solutions
Anant Udpa
Vice President, Impact at Galvanize Climate Solutions
Anne Cleveland
Executive Assistant, Credit and Capital Solutions at Galvanize Climate Solutions
Anthony Cortese
Principal, Ponderosa Ventures at Galvanize Climate Solutions
Arthur Decker
Senior Analyst, Real Estate at Galvanize Climate Solutions
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kacy Gerst?
- Head of Science, Technology & Impact at Galvanize Climate Solutions
- Where does Kacy Gerst work?
- Kacy Gerst is Head of Science, Technology & Impact at Galvanize Climate Solutions.
- Where did Kacy Gerst go to school?
- Kacy Gerst studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S. Systems Engineering & Management); Virginia Tech (B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering).
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