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Richard Kauffman

Investor

Fund I Chair at Overture Climate

New York, New York, United States

About

Advisory board Fund I Chair; former New York Energy Czar and Chair of Generate Capital.

Experience

  1. CGCChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  2. CGCChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
  3. Generate CapitalChair Of The Board Of Directors2019 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  4. NYSERDAChairman of the Board2013 — 2025New York, NY
  5. Office of New York Governor Andrew M. CuomoChairman of Energy and Finance for New York2013 — 2019New York, NY
  6. U.S. Department of EnergySenior Advisor to Secretary Steven Chu2011 — 2012
  7. Good Energies, Inc.CEO and President2006 — 2010New York, NY
  8. Goldman SachsChairman, Global Financing Group2004 — 2006New York, NY
  9. Morgan StanleyVice Chairman, Institutional Securities1993 — 2004New York, NY

Colleagues at Overture Climate

Allison Hinckley
Senior Principal at Overture Climate
Ben Rhodes
Advisor, Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama at Overture Climate
Brandon Hurlbut
Co-Founder at Overture Climate
Dan Brunner
Advisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture Climate
Emma McDonagh
Partner & COO at Overture Climate
Gaurav Sant
Advisor, Director, UCLA Institute for Carbon Management at Overture Climate
Julius Genachowski
Venture Partner at Overture Climate
Karen Skelton
Advisor, Visiting Scholar At Stanford's Doerr School Of Sustainability; Former Senior Policy Advisor, US Department Of Energy at Overture Climate

Frequently asked questions

Who is Richard Kauffman?
Advisory board Fund I Chair; former New York Energy Czar and Chair of Generate Capital.
Where does Richard Kauffman work?
Richard Kauffman is Fund I Chair at Overture Climate.
Where did Richard Kauffman go to school?
Richard Kauffman studied at Yale University (Master's Degree); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA); Stanford University (Bachelor's Degree).

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Shared employers

Also worked at CGC2

David CraneChief Executive Officer and Chairman at Generate CapitalChris KnowlesBoard Member at eco.business Fund

Also worked at Generate Capital21

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Also worked at U.S. Department of Energy48

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