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Richard Kauffman

Investor

Fund I Chair at Overture Climate · Fund I Chair at Overture VC

New York, New York, United States

About

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

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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

Education

  1. Yale UniversityMaster's Degree
  2. Stanford UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA1973 — 1977
  3. Stanford UniversityBachelor's Degree

Same school

Also attended Yale University491

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures

+ 485 more

Also attended Stanford University1,575

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,569 more

Shared employers

Also worked at CGC2

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

Also worked at NYSERDA10

Ed GreerEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceElisa Miller-OutCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Chloe CapitalFelix LitvinskyManaging Director at Vetted AcceleratorAlicia BartonAdvisor at Commonweal VenturesDavid CraneChief Executive Officer and Chairman at Generate CapitalMicah KotchPartner at Blackhorn Ventures

+ 4 more

Also worked at U.S. Department of Energy37

Linda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCOJonathan BurbaumEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceEmily FritzePartner at The Westly GroupAniqua BokhariLegal Counsel at Red Cell IncubationKate BrandtFund II Chair, Chief Sustainability Officer, Google at Overture ClimateLara PierpointVolunteer Advisor, Managing Director, Early Climate Infrastructure at Overture Climate

+ 31 more

Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,186

Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,180 more

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