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Ron Gonen
InvestorFounder and CEO at Closed Loop Partners
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Ron Gonen is the Founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners, a firm focused on building the circular economy through asset management, an innovation center, and an operating group that includes Circular Services, a U.S. recycling and composting company. Before founding the firm, he served as Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling and Sustainability for New York City under the Bloomberg Administration, overseeing waste collection, processing, and related public policy. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, later returned there as an adjunct professor, and authored The Waste-Free World, published in 2022.
Invests in
AgTechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechDeep TechFoodTechHardwareImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainNew Materials
Experience
- Closed Loop PartnersFounder & CEOcurrent2014 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Columbia Business SchoolAdjunct Professor2010 — 2018
- New York CityDeputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling and Sustainability: Bloomberg Administration in NYC2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- RecycleBankCo-Founder & CEO, RecycleBank2003 — 2010New York, United States
- Deloitte ConsultingSenior Consultant1999 — 2002
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentEnergy EfficiencyStrategic PlanningStrategic CommunicationsManagement ConsultingStrategyPublic SpeakingMergersLanguages Spanish, Hebrew
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Investments
Investor
Closed Loop PartnersEvergreenGreyParrotJust SaladPurecycle TechnologiesRecycle Ann ArborReterra
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ron Gonen?
- Ron Gonen is the Founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners, a firm focused on building the circular economy through asset management, an innovation center, and an operating group that includes Circular Services, a U.S. recycling and composting company. Before founding the firm, he served as Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling and Sustainability for New York City under the Bloomberg Administration, overseeing waste collection, processing, and related public policy. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, later returned there as an adjunct professor, and authored The Waste-Free World, published in 2022.
- Where does Ron Gonen work?
- Ron Gonen is Founder and CEO at Closed Loop Partners.
- What does Ron Gonen invest in?
- Ron Gonen invests in AgTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, FoodTech, Hardware, Impact & Social Good, Logistics & Supply Chain, New Materials.
- What check size does Ron Gonen write?
- Ron Gonen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Ron Gonen invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Closed Loop Partners, Evergreen, GreyParrot, Just Salad, Purecycle Technologies, Recycle Ann Arbor, Reterra.
- Where did Ron Gonen go to school?
- Ron Gonen studied at Columbia Business School (MBA).
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