Where does Paul Hawken work?

Paul Hawken is Strategic Partner at Climactic.

What does Paul Hawken invest in?

Paul Hawken invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Impact & Social Good.

Where did Paul Hawken go to school?

Paul Hawken studied at New York University (Master of Science - MS, Management of Technology); The American University in Cairo (Bachelor of Science - BS, Construction Engineering & Management); UCLA (International Business).

Paul Hawken

Investor

Strategic Partner at Climactic

Cairo, Egypt

About

Paul Hawken is a long-time advisor on corporate reform and sustainability to large companies and the author of the books "Drawdown" and "Regeneration." At Climactic he plans to advise on climate matters, source climate tech startups, connect the fund and its portfolio to corporate decision makers, and co-host the firm's podcast series.

Invests in

CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good

Experience

Orbit VenturesInvestment Analystcurrent2025 — present
Red HatAssociate Consultant2024 — 2025EMEA
OtherProfessional Development2023 — 2024
New York UniversityGraduate Course Assistant2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
NYU Tandon School of EngineeringOperations Specialist2022Brooklyn, New York, United States
EDECS El Dawlia for Engineering & ContractingProject Controls Engineer2020 — 2022Cairo, Egypt
The American University in CairoProject Engineer2019Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Skills & more

Strategic PlanningStrategyAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingCorporate DevelopmentCorporate Partnership DevelopmentConsultingInvestmentsEntrepreneurshipLinux System AdministrationRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)Machine Learning

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Deep LearningDigital TransformationCrowdsourcingOpen InnovationCustomer ExperienceCustomer SuccessOperationsFundraisingCross-functional CollaborationsScaled Agile FrameworkAgile Project ManagementAgile Leadership

Languages Arabic · English

Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization — Red Hat
Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator — Red Hat
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers — Red Hat
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) — Red Hat
Crowdsourcing for Innovation — IMD
Leveraging Machine Learning for Business — The Wharton School
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) — Red Hat
Agile Project Management — Google
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT — Coursera
The Business of Product Management I — Coursera

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Colleagues at Climactic

Dylan Yap

Jr. Analyst at Climactic

Dylan Yap Jr.

Analyst at Climactic

Haley Hughes

Chief of Staff at Climactic

Han Lee

Physical AI Fellow at Climactic

Josh Felser

Co-founder | Managing Partner at Climactic

Josh Pollak

Operating Partner - Robotics at Climactic

Michael Bauer

Operating Partner - Energy at Climactic

Peter Sun

Investor at Climactic

Frequently asked questions

Who is Paul Hawken?: Paul Hawken is a long-time advisor on corporate reform and sustainability to large companies and the author of the books "Drawdown" and "Regeneration." At Climactic he plans to advise on climate matters, source climate tech startups, connect the fund and its portfolio to corporate decision makers, and co-host the firm's podcast series.
Where does Paul Hawken work?: Paul Hawken is Strategic Partner at Climactic.
What does Paul Hawken invest in?: Paul Hawken invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Impact & Social Good.
Where did Paul Hawken go to school?: Paul Hawken studied at New York University (Master of Science - MS, Management of Technology); The American University in Cairo (Bachelor of Science - BS, Construction Engineering & Management); UCLA (International Business).

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Also worked at NYU Tandon School of Engineering15

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