Where does Mark Karlson work?

Mark Karlson is Principal at National Grid Partners.

Where did Mark Karlson go to school?

Mark Karlson studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Brown University (Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Business Bridge Program).

Mark Karlson

Investor

Principal at National Grid Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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

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About

Mark Karlson uses a Dartmouth MBA and utility operations experience as an embedded corporate investor, helping grid-edge and energy-transition startups navigate pilots and commercial agreements.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnergy

Experience

National GridPrincipal - National Grid Partnerscurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Clean Energy VenturesAssociate2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Saint-GobainExternal Ventures Intern2024Greater Boston
Keystone StrategyConsultant2017 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Cleantech OpenVolunteer2015 — 2022
Brown UniversityBrown Sports Foundation2014 — 2017
Brown UniversityUndergraduate Research and Grader2014 — 2016
Keystone: Economic & Strategy Consulting for Technology Companies - San Francisco, New York, BostonSummer Associate2016New York

Skills & more

Oral CommunicationTeamwork1Written CommunicationInvestmentsCorporate FinancePortfolio ManagementEconomicsFinancial ModelingDue DiligenceValuationPowerPoint2Microsoft Excel2

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MatlabMaterials ScienceData AnalysisMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Office

Languages English

From Mark's professional profile.

Colleagues at National Grid Partners

Crispin Maconick

Principal at National Grid Partners

Elizabeth Ramachandran

Venture Partner at National Grid Partners

Ian Cooper

Managing Director at National Grid Partners

Kristian Bodek

Investment Director at National Grid Partners

Marit Lyngbaek

Principal at National Grid Partners

Nick Rancis

Investor at National Grid Partners

Pradeep Tagare

Head of Investments at National Grid Partners

Sander Cohan

Investor at National Grid Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Karlson?: Mark Karlson uses a Dartmouth MBA and utility operations experience as an embedded corporate investor, helping grid-edge and energy-transition startups navigate pilots and commercial agreements.
Where does Mark Karlson work?: Mark Karlson is Principal at National Grid Partners.
What does Mark Karlson invest in?: Mark Karlson invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Energy.
Where did Mark Karlson go to school?: Mark Karlson studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Brown University (Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Business Bridge Program).

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John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners Carley PhillipsPrincipal at Greycroft M.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture Partners Liam DonohueInvestor at .406 Ventures Graham BrooksPartner at .406 Ventures Joanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures

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Also attended Brown University647

Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew Capital Joe GebbiaCo-founder of Airbnb Dylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma Alexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis Ventures John KimInvestor Relations at General Catalyst Ali Fisher SweetInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Wayland High School8

Dina BerdichevskyVice President at JMI Equity Stephanie VolkVice President, Platform at Ironspring Venture Lily TotoSenior Associate at Two Lanterns Venture Partners John KimManaging Partner at Amasia Hannah BrighamTechnical Diligence Manager at Carbon Direct Matthew McConnellVice President at OceanSound Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at National Grid15

Raghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund Matt EnsticeAdvisor at Commonweal Ventures Crispin MaconickPrincipal at National Grid Partners Marit LyngbaekPrincipal at National Grid Partners Pradeep TagareHead of Investments at National Grid Partners Steve SmithPresident at National Grid Partners

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Also worked at Clean Energy Ventures34

Ben RogersVenture Partner at Braemar Energy Ventures Daniel GoldmanCo-Founder and Managing Director at Clean Energy Ventures Temple FennellCo-Founder and Managing Director at Clean Energy Ventures David MillerCo-Founder and Managing Director at Clean Energy Ventures Lou SchickDirector of Investments at Clean Energy Ventures Peter SopherInvestment Partner at Clean Energy Ventures

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Also worked at Saint-Gobain21

Patrick MalonePartner at KdT Ventures Caroline GoujonUI/UX Designer at OSS Ventures Alexandre BiauInvestment Director at Supernova Invest Claude-Sebastien LerbourgInvestment Director at Supernova Invest Jainish RathodInvestment, AEC & Built World at SevenTrainVentures Geoffroy Roux de BezieuxInvestor at ISAI Gestion

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Also worked at Keystone Strategy8

Nruthya MadappaPartner at 3one4 Capital Andrea CasascoManaging Partner at 2100 Ventures Nikos LiodakisPartner at Transpose Platform Management Geoff AllanManaging Director at Montage Capital Robin VasanFounder & Solo General Partner at Mango Capital Gregg RotenbergOperating Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)

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