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Melissa Ball

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EIP Senior Technical Advisor (Senior Advisory Board) at Energy Impact Partners

New York City Metropolitan Area

Writes $5M – $20M checks

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About

Melissa Ball pairs a PhD in chemistry and a Princeton Presidential postdoc pioneering transparent building-integrated photovoltaics with Goldman Sachs experience and lab-to-spinout commercialization know-how, running technical diligence for deep-decarbonization startups.

Invests in

Climate TechCybersecurityDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & Transportation

Experience

  1. Columbia Business SchoolAdjunct Professorcurrent2026 — present
  2. Energy Impact PartnersDirector of Technologycurrent2025 — present
  3. Energy Impact PartnersAssociate Director of Technology2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  4. Goldman SachsPh.D. Fellow2022New York, United States
  5. Andluca TechnologiesMaterials Consultant2020 — 2022Princeton, New Jersey, United States
  6. Princeton UniversityPresidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Lynn Loo’s Group2019 — 2022Princeton, NJ
  7. Columbia University in the City of New YorkDoctorate, Graduate Research Assistant2014 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. Lombard Street ResearchEconomist2011 — 2014

Skills & more

Synthetic Organic Chemistry5Materials Science5Organic Solar Cells2Economics1Emerging Markets2
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute

From Melissa's professional profile.

Colleagues at Energy Impact Partners

Adam James
Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Albert Abaunza
Chief Compliance Officer at Energy Impact Partners
Alex Zuski
Senior Associate at Energy Impact Partners
Alexander Hayek
Principal at Energy Impact Partners
Alexis Abramson
Senior Advisory Board - Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth at Energy Impact Partners
Andy Lubershane
Partner & Head of Research at Energy Impact Partners
Anil Achyuta
Investment Managing Director at TDK Ventures
Anisa Mechler
Senior Vice President, Research & Innovation at Energy Impact Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Melissa Ball?
Melissa Ball pairs a PhD in chemistry and a Princeton Presidential postdoc pioneering transparent building-integrated photovoltaics with Goldman Sachs experience and lab-to-spinout commercialization know-how, running technical diligence for deep-decarbonization startups.
Where does Melissa Ball work?
Melissa Ball is EIP Senior Technical Advisor (Senior Advisory Board) at Energy Impact Partners.
What does Melissa Ball invest in?
Melissa Ball invests in Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation.
What check size does Melissa Ball write?
Melissa Ball typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.
Where did Melissa Ball go to school?
Melissa Ball studied at Columbia University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master of Science (MSc), Political Economy).

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