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About
Has experience across climate startups, corporate decarbonisation advisory and venture investing, with a lifelong focus on sustainability.
Experience
- CounteractInvestment Managercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- CounteractAssociate2023 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- Course CorrectedInvestment Analyst2023Stockholm / London
- Planet A VenturesVisiting Investment Analyst2022 — 2023
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordMBA Candidate2021 — 2022
- 249StartupsFund Management Officer2022Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- The SwitchPartner2021New York, United States
- Altanova - Sustainable Strategy & InnovationSustainability and Decarbonization Consultant2018 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- GobyData Analyst, Quality & ESG2016 — 2017Chicago, IL
- GobyData Analyst Intern2016Chicago, Illinois, United States
- US Green Building CouncilIntern2015San Diego
- University of South FloridaResearch Intern2014
Skills & more
Environmental Engineering4Sustainability3Sustainable Energy1Environmental Science3Technical Writing1Project Coordination1Project Planning4Project Delivery1Proposal Writing1Environmental Awareness5
- EIT Certification
- LEED AP Interior Design + Construction — U.S. Green Building Council
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sahaj Kumar?
- Has experience across climate startups, corporate decarbonisation advisory and venture investing, with a lifelong focus on sustainability.
- Where does Sahaj Kumar work?
- Sahaj Kumar is Investment Manager at Counteract One.
- Where did Sahaj Kumar go to school?
- Sahaj Kumar studied at University of Oxford (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Creative Destruction Lab (CDL-Oxford Student Programme (Co-curricular)); Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Engineering).
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Also attended Creative Destruction Lab16
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Shared employers
Also worked at Planet A Ventures19
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Also worked at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford28
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Also worked at Goby1
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