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Zack Pecenak

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Investor at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Schenectady, New York, United States

Writes $500K – $3.5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Experience

  1. New York VenturesDirector, Innovation Venture Fundcurrent2024 — presentSchenectady, New York, United States
  2. Render Energy (cleantech x proptech startup)Founder, CTO2023 — 2024Schenectady, New York, United States
  3. XENDEESenior Director of Product2023 — 2024Schenectady, NY (The Electric City)
  4. XENDEELead Engineer2019 — 2023San Diego County, California, United States
  5. XENDEESenior Engineer2018 — 2019San Diego County, California, United States
  6. University of California San DiegoGraduate Student Researcher - Power systems2014 — 2018La Jolla, CA
  7. Sempra EnergyMarket Research Analyst - Controllable loads2017 — 2018San Diego County, California, United States
  8. Air Force Research LaboratoryResearch Intern - smart grid cybersecurity2017Rome, NY
  9. Mohawk Valley Community College MVCCPeer Tutor2011 — 2012
  10. The Ortensi FarmOrganic farm hand2000 — 2011Richfield springs, ny

Skills & more

Matlab21C++10Microsoft Excel7Solidworks4PTC Pro/Engineer2AutoCAD1Mathematica1ExcelArcGISMicrosoft Office5Microsoft PowerPoint1PTC Creo1
+12 morePublic SpeakingEngineeringFluid MechanicsStatisticsRoboticsRadiative TransferParticle Image VelocimetryCommand LineHOMERResearchSimulationsFrench

Languages English · French

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Colleagues at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Audrey Chisholm
Assistant Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures
Jennifer Tegan
Managing Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures
Josh Nelson
Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures
Karan Mehta
Senior Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures
Marcia Mitchell
Managing Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures
Momo Bi
Principal at Empire State Development – New York Ventures
Ryoko Nozawa
Senior Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures
Silvia Garcia Codony
Assistant Vice President at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Zack Pecenak?
Investor at Empire State Development – New York Ventures
Where does Zack Pecenak work?
Zack Pecenak is Investor at Empire State Development – New York Ventures.
What check size does Zack Pecenak write?
Zack Pecenak typically writes checks of $500K – $3.5M.
Where did Zack Pecenak go to school?
Zack Pecenak studied at University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management (Technology management and entrepreneurship fellow, Power and Energy Business Technology); UC San Diego (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Power and Energy System); UC San Diego (Master of Science (M.S.), Climate Science and Solar Forecasting).

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