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).

Kacy Gerst

Investor

Head of Science, Technology & Impact at Galvanize Climate Solutions

Greater Richmond Region

Find your path to Kacy

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

Houman HaghighiunlockedKacy: together at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) (2018–2022)

×4Kacy: together at Energy

×4Kacy: together at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

×2Kacy: together at ARPA-E

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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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square Ventures Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Philippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue Management Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG

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Also attended Virginia Tech210

Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint Ventures Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra Ventures Curry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean Investments Ryan LawrenceDirector, Tax at JMI Equity Samantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI Equity

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Shared employers

Also worked at Galvanize53

Kate LeePlatform Associate at Congruent Ventures Tom SteyerCo-Founding Investor at Radicle Impact Federica SallorenzoPartner at Fondo Italiano d'Investimento SGR S.p.A.Piotr GrzesiakowskiCommunity & Helpdesk Manager at Synapse Ventures Cliff RyanCo-Head, Venture & Growth at Galvanize Climate Solutions Saloni MultaniCo-Head, Venture & Growth at Galvanize Climate Solutions

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Also worked at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)34

Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo Ventures Brandon AlexanderEntrepreneur In Residence at Crosslink Capital Taylor SargentPartner at Industrious Ventures Dr. Michael NayakAdvisor at Industrious Ventures Evan LoomisVenture Partner at Audere Capital William YoungInvestor at Green Flag

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Also worked at ARPA-E21

Ian RobinsonInvestor at Khosla Ventures Emily FritzePartner at The Westly Group Dr. Cheryl MartinVenture Partner at Colle Capital Partners Addison StarkAdvisor at Avila Malcolm HandleyAdvisor at Avila Andrew GollachPartner at SOSV

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Also worked at Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems5

Eliot SunVenture Partner at Berkeley Frontier Nick RancisInvestor at National Grid Partners B. Eric GrahamExecutive Officer, Director at CrowdComfort Moritz MeenenFounder at Zerofy Khorcheska BatyrovaFounder at Ozonebio