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Mark Karlson

Investor

Principal at National Grid Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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

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

Education

  1. The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMaster of Business Administration - MBA2023 — 2025
  2. Brown UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering2013 — 2017
  3. The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthBusiness Bridge Program2015
  4. Wayland High SchoolHigh School2009 — 2013

Skills & more

Oral CommunicationTeamwork1Written CommunicationInvestmentsCorporate FinancePortfolio ManagementEconomicsFinancial ModelingDue DiligenceValuationPowerPoint2Microsoft Excel2
+5 moreMatlabMaterials 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

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.

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Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth171

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Also attended Brown University395

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Also attended Wayland High School6

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Shared employers

Also worked at National Grid15

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Also worked at Clean Energy Ventures32

Daniel GoldmanCo-Founder and Managing Director at Clean Energy VenturesTemple FennellCo-Founder and Managing Director at Clean Energy VenturesDavid MillerCo-Founder and Managing Director at Clean Energy VenturesPeter SopherInvestment Partner at Clean Energy VenturesShanbor GuptaPrincipal at Clean Energy VenturesYi Jean ChowInvestment Partner at Clean Energy Ventures

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Also worked at Saint-Gobain19

Patrick MalonePartner at KdT VenturesOlivier MartretPartner at SerenaCaroline GoujonUI/UX Designer at OSS VenturesAlexandre BiauInvestment Director at Supernova InvestClaude-Sebastien LerbourgInvestment Director at Supernova InvestJainish RathodInvestment, AEC & Built World at SevenTrainVentures

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Also worked at Keystone Strategy8

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