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Date:

Monday, February 24, 2020

Time:

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Cost:

$10.00

Event Tags:

cleantech, energy, investment, nyc, VC

Website:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/impact-investing-and-venture-capital-in-the-cleantech-sector-tickets-94671253267

Speakers

Sarah Millar

Principal

City Light Capital

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Sarah Millar

Sarah Millar is a Principal at City Light Capital, a VC firm that invests early in impactful companies with a focus on education, safety and care, and the environment. Sarah runs City Light’s “City Spark” fund, a pre-seed and seed-stage vehicle investing in 25+ companies per year with mission-driven founders. She also leads the fund’s impact measurement and management efforts. Sarah previously held internships with two impact investors based in Mexico City (IGNIA and Adobe Capital), and a Fellowship with Endeavor. Sarah has an MBA from The Wharton School and a MA in International Studies from The Lauder Institute with a concentration in Spanish and Latin America. She also holds a BA from Trinity College, where she majored in Spanish and International Relations.

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Hara Wang

Senior Associate, Investment Team

Braemar Energy Ventures

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Hara Wang

Hara Wang is a Senior Associate on the investment team at Braemar Energy Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm focused on early-to-mid stage technology companies innovating in the power, transportation, and resource efficiency sectors. Prior to joining Braemar, she was a consultant with McKinsey & Company where she focused on the electric power and advanced industrial sectors, and received a M.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.

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Liz Sisson

COO

Urban Us

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Liz Sisson

Liz Sisson is the COO of Urban Us and a program manager for URBAN-X, an early stage accelerator investing in startups that are improving life in cities and combating climate change. Prior to investing in urbantech, Liz was a Managing Director at the Roosevelt Institute, an economic think tank. In that role, she managed programs that researched and implemented public policy initiatives in local communities across the country – spanning a variety of subjects including economic development, transportation, human rights, climate change and housing. In addition, Liz has done consulting work on state government programs related to transportation and the environment. She is currently a member of the Brooklyn Democratic County Committee.

 

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Max McCafferty

Director of Investment Strategy

Build Edison

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Max McCafferty

Max McCafferty’s background is in real estate, entrepreneurship, renewable energy, and quantitative analysis. He leverages his experience to provide Build Edison clients with an analytical lens for potential investment opportunities, strategies for energy program engagement, and consults on quantitatively driven energy solutions and products. Prior to joining Build Edison, Max worked at Credit Suisse in a quantitative equity analysis team, where he conducted research on large datasets and contributed to published articles to help investors understand and identify fundamental market trends. Max graduated with honors from New York University with a B.S.in mathematics and a B.A.in English literature

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Leo Trudel

Innovation & Technology Advisor

Indigo Advisory Group

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Leo Trudel

Leo Trudel is an Innovation & Technology Advisor at Indigo Advisory Group and CEO of Cloudport, a building efficiency startup. He previously worked in cleantech investment banking, where he specialized in advisory services for renewable energy project developers and for small and mid-cap software companies. Prior to that, he worked for an investment banking technology firm, where he developed capital markets analytics and transaction platforms. He began his career as a political aide and has held senior roles in multiple gubernatorial campaigns, advising on policy, strategy, and fundraising. Trudel earned a BA from Colby College in 2007, where he studied government and economics.

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