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Kristin Taylor

Investor

Director of Catalytic Capital, Closed Loop Catalytic Capital & Private Credit at Closed Loop Partners

Greater Boston

About

Kristin Taylor is Director of Catalytic Capital at Closed Loop Partners, where she works with strategic corporate partners on the firm's catalytic capital strategies, focusing on technical diligence and portfolio company value creation. She previously founded and led Radical Plastics, a startup commercializing a natural catalyst to make conventional plastics biodegradable, and spent about 20 years in market development at plastics and chemical companies including ExxonMobil, SABIC, Huntsman Corporation, and bioplastics company Metabolix. She holds an MS and BS in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Invests in

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Experience

  1. SupersedeBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentPhoenix, Arizona, United States
  2. MacroCycle TechnologiesIndependent Board Membercurrent2025 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Closed Loop PartnersDirector | Catalytic Capitalcurrent2022 — present
  4. Radical PlasticsCEO / Cofounder2019 — 2022Greater Boston
  5. Huntsman CorporationMarket Development Manager2017 — 2019Greater Boston Area
  6. SABIC Innovative PlasticsSales Development Leader2013 — 2015Greater Boston Area
  7. Metabolix - PHA BioplasticsGlobal Business Development Manager2006 — 2013Cambridge, MA
  8. ExxonMobilSenior Key Account Manager1992 — 2001United States

Education

  1. University of Massachusetts LowellBachelor's degree and Masters degree, Polymer/Plastics Engineering
  2. MIT Professional EducationLife Cycle Assessment: Quantifying Environmental Impacts2024
  3. Harvard UniversityLife Cycle Assessment & Toxicology

Skills & more

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)Sustainability1Profit & Loss ManagementProject ManagementFundraisingPlastics61Business Development23Plastics Engineering8Polymers46Biopolymers19Materials Science4Sales Management2
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentInjection MoldingMarketingCross-functional Team LeadershipPolymer ScienceMaterialsThermoplasticsCRMManagementStrategic PlanningPackagingExtrusion

Languages English · German

From Kristin's professional profile.

Colleagues at Closed Loop Partners

Akshatha Bhat
Senior Associate | Catalytic Capital & Private Credit at Closed Loop Partners
Alicia Levine
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Alicia Mandelkow
Chief of Staff at Closed Loop Partners
Aly Bryan
Investor, Ventures Group at Closed Loop Partners
Amanda Hendy
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Andrew Firth
Project Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
Andrew McColm
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Anh Giang
Project Innovation Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does Kristin Taylor work?
Kristin Taylor is Director of Catalytic Capital, Closed Loop Catalytic Capital & Private Credit at Closed Loop Partners.
What does Kristin Taylor invest in?
Kristin Taylor invests in Circular Economy, Cleantech, New Materials.

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Also attended University of Massachusetts Lowell11

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Also attended MIT Professional Education28

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Also attended Harvard University1,465

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Shared employers

Also worked at Closed Loop Partners34

Ellen MartinPartner, Chief Operations and Impact Officer at Circulate CapitalRob KaplanFounder & CEO at Circulate CapitalJimmy TengInvestor at E14 FundAly BryanInvestor, Ventures Group at Closed Loop PartnersCaroline BrownManaging Director at Closed Loop PartnersMartin AaresManaging Director at Closed Loop Partners

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Also worked at Radical Plastics1

Guy BroadbentPresident, Vector Advisors LLC at Wind Point Partners

Also worked at SABIC Innovative Plastics13

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Also worked at ExxonMobil53

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