Libby Wayman
InvestorBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $25M
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About
Libby Wayman is a Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures, where she invests in innovations focused on addressing climate change. She has experience as an executive and entrepreneur in the energy and climate sectors.
Experience
- Breakthrough Energy VenturesPartnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLecturercurrent2020 — present
- GEGlobal Director, Ecomagination2015 — 2018Greater Boston Area
- U.S. Department of EnergyDirector, Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative2013 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
- U.S. Department of EnergySenior Advisor, Manufacturing2012 — 2015Washington DC
- Alion Energy, IncorporatedHead of Engineering Group2010 — 2012Richmond, CA
- Alion Energy, IncorporatedTechnical Lead, Solar Cell Research & Development2009 — 2010Richmond, California
- SunPower CorporationR&D Engineer, PV Systems2008 — 2009
- STG International / Promethean PowerCo-Founder, Board Director2006 — 2008Lesotho
- DelphiEnvironmental Engineering Intern2001Paris Area, France
Skills & more
Solar Energy44R&D20Thin Films4Energy32Renewable Energy50Manufacturing24Materials Science8Thermodynamics5Energy Efficiency13Photovoltaics13Modeling3Data Analysis4
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MatlabSolidworksCleantechSemiconductorsCharacterizationSolar CellsDesign of ExperimentsEngineeringFrom Libby's professional profile.
Colleagues at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Alice Jackson
Head of Grid Modeling at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ben Gaddy
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bhargavi Chevva
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates
Co-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
Brenda Haendler
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brian Mayers
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Libby Wayman?
- Libby Wayman is a Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures, where she invests in innovations focused on addressing climate change. She has experience as an executive and entrepreneur in the energy and climate sectors.
- Where does Libby Wayman work?
- Libby Wayman is Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
- What check size does Libby Wayman write?
- Libby Wayman typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
- Where did Libby Wayman go to school?
- Libby Wayman studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology867
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio
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Also worked at GE476
Alex ConstantinopleChief Marketing Officer at GreycroftSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsLeo FonsecaSr. Principal at Graphene VenturesAl GhousInvestor at Notable CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund
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Also worked at U.S. Department of Energy75
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