Rohit Gawande
InvestorSenior Investment Principal at Mulago Foundation
Oakland, California, United States
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About
Rohit Gawande joined Mulago in 2021 as an Investment Principal and works on early-stage climate and social ventures. Before Mulago, he held roles at Powerhouse and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and spent five years at Acumen in New York and Nairobi, where he helped launch the Impact team. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an AB in Public Policy from Princeton.
Invests in
Climate TechEnergyImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Mulago FoundationSenior Investment Principalcurrent2021 — presentOakland, California, United States
- Harvard Kennedy SchoolPublic Narrative Teaching Fellow & Coachcurrent2018 — present
- Sunrise MovementPublic Narrative Trainer & Coach2020 — 2022
- PowerhouseDirector of Innovation2019 — 2020Oakland, CA
- Breakthrough Energy VenturesEmerging Markets Intern2018Boston
- Carbon LighthouseSales Operations Intern2017San Francisco Bay Area
- MIT Clean Energy PrizeManaging Director2016 — 2017Cambridge, MA
- Proven ArtCo-Founder2016 — 2017Nairobi, Kenya
- AcumenSenior Impact Associate2016Nairobi, Kenya
- AcumenImpact Associate2013 — 2016Greater New York City Area; Nairobi, Kenya
- AcumenPortfolio Analyst2012 — 2013New York, NY
- AcumenBusiness Development Analyst2011 — 2012New York, New York
- AcumenFellows Program Intern2011
- Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United NationsIntern2011New York, New York
- International Water AssociationResearch and Development Intern2010The Hague, Netherlands
Skills & more
Venture Capital10Emerging Markets10Strategy8Social Entrepreneurship10Impact Investing7Corporate Development4Strategic Partnerships2Valuation3Start-ups4Microfinance2Entrepreneurship6Financial Modeling4
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Colleagues at Mulago Foundation
Alex Hughes-Smith
Communications Lead at Mulago Foundation
Avery Bang
Partner at Mulago Foundation
Bernie Tershy
Senior Advisor at Mulago Foundation
Claire McMahon
Project Manager at Mulago Foundation
Kenichi Nozaki
Investment Principal at Mulago Foundation
Kenna Nzewi
Founder/CEO at Releaf Earth
Kevin Starr
CEO at Mulago Foundation
Kristen Sinclair
Assistant to the CEO at Mulago Foundation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rohit Gawande?
- Rohit Gawande joined Mulago in 2021 as an Investment Principal and works on early-stage climate and social ventures. Before Mulago, he held roles at Powerhouse and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and spent five years at Acumen in New York and Nairobi, where he helped launch the Impact team. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an AB in Public Policy from Princeton.
- Where does Rohit Gawande work?
- Rohit Gawande is Senior Investment Principal at Mulago Foundation.
- What does Rohit Gawande invest in?
- Rohit Gawande invests in Climate Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good.
- Where did Rohit Gawande go to school?
- Rohit Gawande studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Sustainability); Harvard Kennedy School (Master’s Degree, Environmental Policy); Princeton University (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Environmental and Urban Policy; South Asian Studies).
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Also attended Harvard Kennedy School368
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Also attended Princeton University1,025
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Breakthrough Energy Ventures50
Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationCarmichael RobertsInvestor at Material ImpactWill MorrisonPrincipal at DFJMatt EggersManaging Director at Prelude VenturesJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersHarshita Mira VenkateshPrincipal at Avesta Fund
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Also worked at Carbon Lighthouse4
Also worked at MIT Clean Energy Prize886
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio
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Also worked at Acumen64
Marc ManaraHead of Startups, OpenAI at EMERGENT VENTURESScott BirnbaumFounder and Managing Partner at Red Sea VenturesRuqayya DiwanVice President at InsitorHammad UmerHead of Pakistan at InsitorJacqueline BouscherHead of Business Development, Europe at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Sydney ThomasFounder and GP at Symphonic Capital
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