About
Robert Rauch is a Partner at ClearSky and sits on the firm's Investment Committee, bringing over 20 years of engineering and business experience. Before joining ClearSky in 2012, he worked in corporate development at NextEra Energy and, earlier, served as a contract lead materials engineer for NASA's Space Shuttle Program. He holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.
Experience
- ClearSkyPartnercurrent2012 — present
- NextEra Energy, Inc.Manager, Corporate Development2009 — 2012Juno Beach, FL
- United Space AllianceLead Engineer, Materials & Process Engineering2004 — 2008Kennedy Space Center, FL
- Nelson Engineering CompanyProject Engineer2000 — 2004Titusville, FL
Education
- Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessMBA, Finance2008 — 2010
- University of FloridaB.S., Chemical Engineering1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Renewable Energy16Due Diligence18Corporate Development8Corporate Finance5Venture Capital10Investments3Private Equity3Financial Modeling16Mergers & Acquisitions10Valuation3Strategy4M&A experience1
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Start-upsProject FinanceCleantechFrom Robert's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business165
David BlivinMANAGING PARTNER at Cottonwood Technology FundVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBrooke BalcomBoard Member at CincyTechChad L. SummeBoard Member at CincyTechMatias BarberoVenture Partner at FJ LabsTracie RotterPartner, Platform at Lux Capital
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Also attended University of Florida119
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkLauren HolsingerChief Of Staff at March Capital PartnersAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitAmy KalokerinosInvestor at Khosla VenturesBrendon SchmidtPrincipal & Head of Business Development at Sierra VenturesDavid CorreaChief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Marlin Equity Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at United Space Alliance1
Investments
Board seats
Alion EnergyCare DailyDiamantiFermata EnergyiControliS5 CommunicationsNEXTrackerOhmConnectPike GroupSpruce FinanceT-RexUbicquiaVerengo
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Colleagues at ClearSky
Alex Weiss
CEO, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at ClearSky
Anjali Nagaraja
Associate at ClearSky
Austin Summers
Senior Vice President at ClearSky
Daniel Furey
Partner, Head of Global Capital Formation at ClearSky
Erik Straser
Partner at ClearSky
Guy Nizan
Venture Partner at ClearSky
Howard Shecter
Executive Partner at ClearSky
Jacqueline de Sanctis
Managing Director & Head of Investor Relations at ClearSky