About
Mark Dryden is a venture investor at Copec WIND Ventures focused on energy and climate technology startups, particularly those targeting Latin American markets. He holds an MBA from Duke Fuqua School of Business and a BSc in Chemical Engineering, with prior experience in energy engineering roles. He serves as a board observer at Moment Energy.
Experience
- Moment EnergyBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- WIND VenturesInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Plug and Play Tech CenterInvestor2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Wincrest Capital (UK) LLP - InternsMBA Associate Intern2022
- Highview PowerLead Integration Engineer2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- Highview PowerDevelopment Engineer2017 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- OptaSenseField Engineer2016Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
- OptaSenseGraduate Engineer2014 — 2016Farnborough
- CundallEngineering Intern2014London
- Tetra Tech Mining & MineralsCo-Op Engineering Intern2012 — 2013Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- HGF Plate Heat ExchangersEngineering Intern2012Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
- PetroSAEngineering Intern2011Mossel Bay, South Africa
Education
- Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Energy Finance and Entrepreneurship & Innovation concentrations2021 — 2023
- University of Cape TownBachelor of Science (Honors), Chemical Engineering2009 — 2013
Skills & more
Programming4Chemical Engineering10Microsoft Office16Matlab13Statistics3Analysis4Process Engineering9Energy6Microsoft Excel17Teamwork7PowerPoint5Project Management3
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Aspen PlusAnalytical SkillsLanguages English · Spanish
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