About
Founder and CEO of Locus Energy with two successful exits; serves on two boards.
Experience
- Onboard.io - Customer Onboarding SoftwareChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentLeonia, New Jersey, United States
- HFICOEntrepreneur, Investor & Advisorcurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Clean Energy VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Clean Energy Venture GroupMembercurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Operant NetworksChief Commercial Officer & Chief Operating Officer2022 — 2025
- FormConnect, LLC.Principal2019 — 2023Connecticut, United States
- Star Leaf VacationsPrincipal2019 — 2022Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Locus Energy, an AlsoEnergy CompanyCEO2015 — 2019Hoboken, NJ
- Locus EnergyCEO2008 — 2015
- CGIVice President2005 — 2007
- MPI ProfessionalsPartner2001 — 2005
Education
- Cornell UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government1991 — 1995
- Sciences PoCEP, Political Science and Government1993 — 1994
Skills & more
Public SpeakingManagementPMF4Data Security4Go-to-Market Strategy3InvestmentsPlatform as a Service (PAAS)Software as a Service (SaaS)Cleantech5Solar Power2Solar Energy5Photovoltaics4
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Renewable EnergyEnergy EfficiencySustainable EnergyEnergyStart-upsSustainabilityBusiness DevelopmentMarketingSalesEnterprise SoftwareMarket ResearchAlternative EnergyFrom Michael's professional profile.
Colleagues at Clean Energy Venture
Adam De Sola Pool
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Amy Davidsen
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Anne Slaughter Andrew
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Bengt Karlsson
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Bob Place
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Cara Tobin
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Coleman Adams
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Deb Kemper
Investor at Clean Energy Venture
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Michael Herzig work?
- Michael Herzig is at Clean Energy Venture.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,732
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptJessica LivingstonFounder, RetiredFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Cornell University mafia213
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Ryan XueBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Andco +2Don MuirDyson School of BusinessFounded Arc +2Uri LopatinBAFounded Pardes Biosciences +1David SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +1Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Miramar Labs +1Mada SegheteBSFounded Upside +1
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Sciences Po mafia35
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Alexandre AzoulayMaster in Applied Finance and EconomicsFounded Sghcapital +1Paul Sanglé-FerrièreFounded Workflow +1David KleinPolitical ScienceFounded INSPECTORIOFabien MendezMaster's degree in Finance & StrategyFounded LoggiVirginie MorgonEconomics & FinanceFounded EurazeoFleur PellerinSection Service PublicFounded Korelyacapital
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Clean Energy Venture mafia6
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Clean Energy Ventures mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Cornell University703
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Shared employers
Also worked at Onboard.io - Customer Onboarding Software3
Also worked at Operant Networks3
Also worked at Locus Energy2
Also worked at CGI19
Neville TeagardenCo-Founder and General Partner at AI CapitalJulien MarolleauSenior Analyst at NAventuresÉmilie BoutrosManaging Partner at TandemLaunchAnna YangCFO & Head of Operations at Lauxera Capital PartnersDrew HuntDirector, Securetech at Dreamit VenturesYoucef BouayadMentor at Amiral Ventures
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