About
Advisory board Fund II Chair; Chief Sustainability Officer at Google.
Experience
- National Geographic SocietyMember Board of Trusteescurrent2024 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- GoogleChief Sustainability Officercurrent2018 — presentMountain View, CA
- GoogleLead for Sustainability2015 — 2018Mountain View, CA
- EVgoDirector2021 — 2023Los Angeles, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityAdjunct Professor in the Change Leadership for Sustainability Program2018 — 2019Palo Alto, CA
- White HouseFederal Chief Sustainability Officer2014 — 2015
- U.S. Department of EnergySenior Advisor2013 — 2014
- White HouseDirector for Energy and Environment2013
- Department of DefenseSpecial Advisor for Energy to the Secretary of the Navy2009 — 2013
- White HousePolicy Analyst, Office of Energy and Climate Change2009
- Obama–Biden Presidential Transition TeamNational Security Agency Review Team2008 — 2009
- Obama for AmericaWomen for Obama, Florida Campaign for Change2008
Skills & more
International Relations99Foreign Policy48Policy81Public Speaking42Editing22Research36Spanish18Strategy59Policy Analysis99Leadership66Public Policy99Political Science24
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GovernmentPoliticsNonprofitsProgram ManagementNonprofit OrganizationsSustainabilityStrategic PlanningLanguages Chinese · Italian · Spanish
From Kate's professional profile.
Colleagues at Overture Climate
Allison Hinckley
Senior Principal at Overture Climate
Ben Rhodes
Advisor, Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama at Overture Climate
Brandon Hurlbut
Co-Founder at Overture Climate
Dan Brunner
Advisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture Climate
Emma McDonagh
Partner & COO at Overture Climate
Gaurav Sant
Advisor, Director, UCLA Institute for Carbon Management at Overture Climate
Julius Genachowski
Venture Partner at Overture Climate
Karen Skelton
Advisor, Visiting Scholar At Stanford's Doerr School Of Sustainability; Former Senior Policy Advisor, US Department Of Energy at Overture Climate
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kate Brandt?
- Advisory board Fund II Chair; Chief Sustainability Officer at Google.
- Where does Kate Brandt work?
- Kate Brandt is Fund II Chair at Overture Climate.
- Where did Kate Brandt go to school?
- Kate Brandt studied at University of Cambridge (MPhil, International Relations); Brown University (A.B., International Relations).
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge896
Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosVerdict Capital founder and pre-consensus investor formerly at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
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Also attended Brown University426
Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Google1,721
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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Also worked at EVgo2
Also worked at Stanford University723
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)
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Also worked at U.S. Department of Energy41
Linda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCOJonathan BurbaumEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceEmily FritzePartner at The Westly GroupAniqua BokhariLegal Counsel at Red Cell IncubationBrandon HurlbutCo-Founder at Overture ClimateRichard KauffmanFund I Chair, New York Energy Czar; Chair, Generate Capital at Overture Climate
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