a deep bench with a track record of delivering results

Lindsay Luger is a Co-Founder & Partner of Energy Impact Partners (EIP). She leads investments across consumer tech, prop tech, indoor agricultural, ESG measurement and customer engagement SaaS. Her investments include ecobee, GridX, Hippo Harvest, measurabl, Ring, SmartRent, Sense, Power Factors and Sparkfund. 

Lindsay has spent her 20+ year career investing in technology companies with a focus on energy, power and sustainability. Prior to joining EIP, she invested in dozens of venture capital and growth equity transactions at Digital Power Capital and Wexford Capital, and served in operational roles as Vice President of Finance at two portfolio companies.  

Lindsay holds a BA in Psychology from Columbia University (Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa) and lives in New York with her husband and three daughters. 

Sameer Reddy is a Managing Partner at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), a $4 billion global investment firm custom-built to invest in the energy transition. EIP brings together forward-thinking industrials and climate innovators to help decarbonize the global economy.

Sameer has over 15 years of experience in energy transition and climate technology. He joined Energy Impact Partners (EIP) in 2015 and oversees the firm’s Flagship Fund. His investments at EIP include the likes of Arcadia, Dragos, Enchanted Rock, Moxion Power, Powin Energy amongst others.

Prior to EIP, Sameer spent five years at Evercore in the firm’s Power and Renewable Energy Group where he advised clients on over $15 billion of M&A transactions. Prior to Evercore, Sameer spent three years at GE Capital’s energy venture capital group focusing on industrial and clean tech investing.

Sameer has a dual degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Florida and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and two kids.

Joshua Feldman is a Co-Founder, Partner, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Energy Impact Partners LP (EIP). He is responsible for leading the Firm’s legal, compliance and operations functions and overseeing the Firm’s finance team.

Josh has over 25 years of experience as a corporate transactional and regulatory attorney. Prior to joining EIP in 2015, Josh was General Counsel for Cedrus Park Management, a long-short equity hedge fund focused on the technology sector, where he was instrumental in setting up the firm’s infrastructure and registering the firm with the SEC. Before that, Josh was General Counsel of King Street Capital Management, a $20 billion global hedge fund, where he worked for 10 years. While at King Street, he built from scratch and managed the legal and compliance team and also handled all of King Street’s venture capital investments and many of its private equity transactions. Before King Street, he was a corporate transactional attorney focusing on venture capital, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, securities and technology licensing at the law firms Covington & Burling and Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Josh has a JD from Stanford Law School (with distinction) and a BA (Economics and Government) from Lehigh University (Magna Cum Laude).

Shayle Kann is a Managing Partner at Energy Impact Partners, where he leads EIP’s Frontier Fund, dedicated to investing in revolutionary technologies to enable deep decarbonization. He has invested in deeptech climate companies such as Form Energy, Electric Hydrogen, Sublime Systems, and Nitricity.

Prior to EIP, Shayle built and ran GTM Research, the market intelligence arm of Greentech Media, through and beyond GTM’s successful 2016 acquisition by Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ: VRSK). Shayle was also previously a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Australia, worked on carbon markets at Conservation Services Group (acquired by ClearResult), and crafted regulatory policy at the California Public Utilities Commission.

Shayle is a member of the Investor Advisory Board at Azolla Ventures and host of the popular climate tech podcast Catalyst. He graduated cum laude, phi beta kappa from Pomona College.

Anthony Oni is a Managing Partner at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), leading the Elevate Future Fund. The Elevate Future Fund seeks to create a more diverse, inclusive and equitable clean energy future and empower underrepresented founders and talent to create economic opportunity for distressed and disadvantaged communities.    

A thought leader in the areas of energy innovation, digital strategy and entrepreneurship, Anthony served in various leadership roles at Southern Company, one of the top energy utility companies in the U.S. He led strategic initiatives and teams in the areas of economic development, public relations, digital strategy, marketing and unregulated retail and finance business. Before joining EIP, he served as Vice President in their external affairs organization.  

Anthony is also the founder of a clean-tech company called Cloverly, a rapidly growing startup that supports enterprises and brands who want to go carbon neutral through its Sustainability-as-a-Service platform. He is also the founder and chairman of the education initiative, Ed Farm, and helped create Propel Center – a digital innovation learning hub and business incubator for HBCUs sponsored by Southern Company, Apple and Disney.  

Anthony holds a Bachelor’s degree from Auburn University, held fellowship at the Aspen Institute and completed executive education programs in disruptive innovation and finance from Harvard University.  He lives in Atlanta with his wife and two sons.   

Shawn Cherian is a Partner in the Flagship Fund at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). He is responsible for leading EIP’s investment strategy around enterprise software and cybersecurity.  

Shawn has more than 18 years of experience in enterprise software and cybersecurity technology. He started his career as an investment banker in Merrill Lynch Global Technology Group before joining Cisco’s Corporate Development Group where he led acquisitions and investments across several business units including Service Provider Networking, Service Provider Mobility and Collaboration. Shawn went on to work as an investor focused on private enterprise software companies at Third Point LLC, a multi-strategy hedge fund based in New York.  

Shawn holds a Bachelor of Science in Government from Cornell University. He lives in New York with his wife and three daughters. 

Matthias Dill is CEO and Managing Partner for EIP’s European operations. He oversees investment activity and EIP’s collaboration with its strategic partners. Matthias believes in the superpower of combining technology, entrepreneurship and capital and applies it to decarbonize industries.  

Matthias is an experienced VC investor and board-member and has dedicated his career to supporting the best entrepreneurs in climate-tech. Prior to building EIP’s European operations he was the founder and managing director of Statkraft Ventures, a fund focused on the energy transition (investments include: Tado, Limejump,  Skyspecs, Deepki, Zolar). Previously he was a senior investment manager at High-Tech Gründerfonds, the leading German early-stage investor, backed by the largest industrial companies and financial investors.  

Matthias was trained in mechanical engineering and business administrations at Technical University of Braunschweig and University of Rhode Island. Additionally, he earned a Ph.D. from Technical University of Braunschweig with a thesis on private equity financing of SMEs. He lives in Germany with his wife and two sons and spends his time between EIPs offices in Cologne, London and Oslo.

Ashwin Shashindranath is a Partner at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), co-leading the Deep Decarbonization Frontier Strategy. He focuses on investments in revolutionary technologies that will have a major impact on mitigating the effects of climate change. He is passionate about working with entrepreneurs who are genuinely excited about being agents of change in the climate tech landscape.   

Ashwin brings 17 years of experience with a unique combination of investment and hands-on entrepreneurial experience at startups. Prior to joining EIP, Ashwin was a Managing Director in Macquarie Capital’s Green Investment Group leading venture capital and growth equity investments in energy and mobility transition. And previously, he was a Managing Director at Evergy Ventures, venture capital arm of Evergy Inc. (Investor-owned regulated electric utility) leading over a dozen successful startup investments. 

Ashwin is a Kauffman Fellow (class of 24) and serves as a mentor at several climate tech incubators. He attended Missouri Institute of Science and Technology, where he received a bachelor’s degree, with Honors, in electrical engineering. 

Andy Lubershane is the Partner and Head of Research at Energy Impact Partners. His research is generating insight to guide both EIP’s investments and its partners’ strategy.   

Andy has over a decade of experience researching and analyzing the impact of new technology on energy markets. Since nearly the beginning at EIP, Andy has worked closely with subject matter experts & leaders in the industry to develop market intelligence and strategic vision – earning accolades for writing & speaking on decarbonization.   

Andy holds a bachelor’s degree in government from Wesleyan University and a Masters in Sustainable Systems & Applied Economics from the University of Michigan.  Closer to home in South Portland, ME, he enjoys the outdoors with his wife & daughters, and is an insatiable board game player. 

Harry Giovani is the Managing Partner & CEO of Energy Impact Partners Credit Group, where he leads the firm’s credit strategies. His responsibilities include deal sourcing, execution, portfolio monitoring, operations, and marketing. He also serves on EICF’s investment committee.

Mr. Giovani has spent his 20+ year career working at every aspect of credit investing including credit management, origination, execution and capital markets. Most recently, he was Co-Founder, Senior Managing Director and Chief Credit Officer of CION Investment Group (“CIG”), a leading investment manager that manages a series of funds that provide alternative financing solutions to companies in asset intensive industries, as well as CION Investment Corporation (“CION”), a $1.5 billion non-traded business development company advised by CIG, which primarily invests in the senior secured debt of U.S. middle market companies. He has been a member of CIG’s investment committee since 2009 and a member of CION’s investment committee since its inception in 2012. Between 2007 and 2008, Mr. Giovani was Vice President and one of the founding members of FirstLight Financial Corporation (“FFC”), a newly formed specialty finance company led by a number of high-ranking GE Capital executives and sponsored by Ares Management and Catterton Partners, where, from the firm’s inception, he was instrumental in laying the foundation for FFC’s investment policies and procedures. He developed the underwriting process and document infrastructure, as well led the due diligence on a substantial portion of FFC’s investments. Between 2004 and 2007, Mr. Giovani worked at GE Commercial Finance, initially as an Assistant Vice President in the Intermediary Group, where he was responsible for executing middle-market transactions in a number of industries, including manufacturing, steel, paper, pharmaceutical, technology, chemicals and automotive, and later as a Vice President in GE’s Industrial Project Finance Group.  Mr. Giovani started his career in 1997 at Citigroup’s Citicorp Securities and CitiCapital divisions, where he spent six years in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, including underwriting, origination and strategic marketing/business development.

Mr. Giovani graduated from Cornell University in 1996 with a B.S. in Finance. He lives in Jupiter, Florida with his wife and three children.

Kyle Wool is the Chief Financial Officer at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). He is responsible for managing EIP’s financial operations including fund administration, accounting and financial reporting, valuations, tax, financial planning and analysis, and support for strategic initiatives.

Prior to joining EIP, Kyle spent over nine years with The Carlyle Group where he was responsible for the financial and operational oversight of funds investing globally in infrastructure, renewable energy and power. 

Kyle is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Maryland.  

Peter Fox-Penner is Chairman of Impact & Sustainability at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). He is responsible for EIP’s carbon, impact and ESG measurement and reporting. He also works closely advising EIP, its partners and portfolio companies on these issues. 

Peter’s career has involved energy consulting, academia, and government service. He has served in the U.S. Department of Energy and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He was a Principal and Chairman of The Brattle Group and was a Professor of the Practice in Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.    

Peter is the author of five books on the electric power sector, including the highly acclaimed Power After Carbon and Smart Power. He is the founding director of the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability, where he remains a Senior Fellow and is also the co-founder of BU’s IMAP research program on sustainable finance and ESG.    

Peter holds a B.S. summa cum laude and M.S. cum laude in engineering from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has received numerous honors and awards. He lives in Washington, D.C. and Little Compton, R.I. with his wife. 

Steven Simone is Head of Investor Relations for Energy Impact Partners (EIP). He is responsible for directing EIP’s overarching investor relations strategy and leading the investor relations team responsible for fundraising and managing relationships with EIP’s global limited partners across EIP’s various investment strategies.  

Steven has 15+ years of fundraising experience across private equity, infrastructure and credit strategies. He started his career at Credit Suisse in the Customized Fund Investment Group within Asset Management where he focused on fundraising for separately managed accounts and comingled vehicles investing in private equity, energy and infrastructure. Most recently, Steven spent 10 years with The Carlyle Group raising capital for funds and co-investments across their buyout, energy, infrastructure, power and renewables funds. 

Steven received his BA degree from Hamilton College with a concentration in government and a minor in environmental studies. He currently lives In Washington, DC with his wife and three boys. 

Nisha Raswant Chhabra is the Chief People Officer of Energy Impact Partners (EIP), where she is responsible for overseeing HR, talent development and performance management, recruiting and compensation.

Before joining EIP, Nisha spent 12 years at MIO Partners, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of McKinsey & Co.), in a similar role, and four years at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, as a Recruiting Manager.  Prior to that, Nisha was a Litigation Associate at both Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and also held a judicial clerkship in the Southern District of New York.

Nisha holds a J.D. from The Yale Law School and a B.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University.

She has spent most of her life in New York City and happily lives there with her husband and daughter.

Former CEO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Uniper, an international energy company, former member of Board of Directors at Fortum, former CEO of the Encavis AG, board member of E.ON SE and CEO of E.ON Energie AG.

Mark Lantrip recently retired from a 40-year career at the Southern Company where he most recently served as Executive Vice President and as CEO and Chair of Southern Company Services. In addition, Lantrip served as the Chair of the unregulated Southern Energy Resources group comprised of Southern Power, PowerSecure and Southern Holdings. He was responsible for overseeing the company’s unregulated growth and innovation business strategies; overseeing Southern Company’s industry-leading R&D organization; and its development of new technologies for the generation, delivery and use of energy. Furthermore, Lantrip was the Southern Company executive sponsor for customer, marketing, growth, and innovation activities across the regulated companies.

A thought leader at the Southern Company, Mark was instrumental in shaping strategy and recognizing as well as adopting technology and innovation to transform the industry. He was previously Southern Company Treasurer and EVP Finance Southern Company Services. Other experience includes generation planning, financial planning and risk management.

Evan Pittman is Managing Director of Research & Innovation at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). Since 2018, Evan oversees the firm’s efforts to support commercial adoption of the technologies in its portfolio among its industrial investor base. 

Evan has 15 years’ experience in strategy and go-to-market roles in the utility and clean energy sectors.  Prior to joining EIP, Evan was Director of Strategy & Business Development for Comverge, an early pioneer of demand response technology acquired by Itron in 2017. There, he led efforts to bring new distributed energy management products to market. He began his career with The Brattle Group as a strategic and economic advisor to utilities and market operators. 

He holds an MBA with High Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA with Highest Honors in Economics & Mathematics from Emory University.  He lives in Atlanta with his wife and children.

Arthur Pierse is a Venture Partner at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) focused on climate investment opportunities in the Irish market.

He has a background as both an investor and entrepreneur. Arthur co-founded and was CEO of BorrowFox, a peer-to-peer rental platform for “stuff.” The sharing economy platform enabled individuals to rent out their otherwise idle belongings. He led the company to acquisition in 2019. He subsequently joined Europe’s largest impact fund, Astanor Ventures, a €350m impact fund, as a Principal. At Astanor, he was responsible for sourcing deals in the Food/Ag, Materials, and Climate sectors. Arthur has domain expertise in the field of climate impact investing.

Arthur has a Business and Economics degree from Trinity College Dublin (2010) and an MSc in Carbon Management (2011) from the University of Edinburgh, the first climate change course of its time, where he was educated in the science behind our warming planet.

Ann Hackett is the Controller of Energy Impact Partners (EIP), responsible for supporting the finance team in financial operations including fund administration, accounting, financial reporting, valuations, tax and financial planning and analysis.

Prior to joining EIP in 2021, Ann was a Manager and Fund Controller at The Carlyle Group in Washington, DC. For over six years, she worked on fund accounting and operations, and financial reporting and analysis across multiple fund segments, including infrastructure, renewables, US buyout and US real estate. She was also a Senior Auditor for a regional Washington, DC CPA firm for three years focused on the real estate sector.

Ann received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Indiana University and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting from Indiana University. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and their three children.

Steven Yang is a Principal at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). As a member of the Flagship Fund, Steven is responsible for leading investments in the clean molecules space.

Steven holds a BS in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University. He lives in New York with his wife and son.

Tansel Ismail is a Vice President at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) where he focuses on early and late-stage investments in cybersecurity & enterprise software companies. Tansel joined EIP in 2018 and has since partnered with 20+ companies including Dragos, Attivo, Corelight, and Swimlane among others.  

Prior to EIP, Mr. Ismail was an investment banker at Citigroup where he advised enterprise software companies on M&A and capital raises.

He graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. and M.S. in Finance.

Matt Bisgyer is a Vice President at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), where he is collaborating with leading-edge energy transition stakeholders to bring to market the technologies that will help drive decarbonization worldwide. Matt joined EIP in 2017 and is focused on investing at the intersection of end-customer decarbonization/electrification. He has led investments in 20+ companies including Ring, SmartRent, Sense, ecobee, Measurabl, GridX, Greenlots, PowerFactors, Hippo Harvest, and SMTI among others. 

Previously, Matt worked in Oppenheimer’s Technology Investment Banking Group, where he focused on M&A advisory, capital raising, and restructuring for technology, media, and telecom companies. Before joining Oppenheimer, Matt was an analyst at Chardan Capital Markets covering semiconductor and industrial technology companies.  

Matt graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a dual degree in Finance and Political Science. 

Joshua joined Energy Impact Partners in May 2022 and brings nearly a decade of experience in investing across a variety of industries and end markets.

Prior to joining EIP, Joshua served as a Vice President at Cerberus Capital Management, where he spent over five years leading a number of operationally-focused growth and private equity investments, while working closely with portfolio companies to pursue strategic and financial initiatives. Prior to Cerberus, Joshua worked as an analyst at The Blackstone Group, where he focused on investing in public and private credit opportunities.

Joshua holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BA in Mathematics from New York University.

Kathrin Meier joined Energy Impact Partners (EIP) in February 2021 as Vice President of Operations, Europe based in Cologne, Germany. She focuses on EIP’s European business operations in close coordination with our US team.  

 Prior to EIP, Kathrin spent over three years at Brightpoint Group, a German alternative investment fund manager and fund service provider, assisting a broad range of venture capital and private equity fund managers in the German venture capital market in fund compliance and operations aspects. Kathrin began her career at Airbus, where she worked in a variety of corporate roles in finance, strategy and operational functions.  

 She holds an MSc in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and a Master of Law and Business from Bucerius Law School. 

Dr. Eve Hanson is a Senior Vice President on the Research & Innovation team, focusing on carbon management and clean fuels.  

She has over a decade of experience across industrial, climate, and analytic technologies. Prior to joining Energy Impact Partners, she was the Industry and Carbon Lead at Third Derivative, the climate tech accelerator arm of RMI. She launched the First Gigaton Captured initiative to catalyze the durable Carbon Dioxide Removal ecosystem and drive towards gigaton-scale CDR deployment. Previously, she founded, built, and led the customer engagement team at AI startup Citrine Informatics, partnering with C-suite global industrial executives to accelerate their R&D efforts. Eve started her career as a business consultant at Applied Predictive Technologies, an analytics startup acquired by Mastercard for $600 million. 

Eve holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University and a B.A. in Chemistry from Princeton University, magna cum laude. Eve lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter.

Charlotte Guyett is a Vice President at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), where she is focused on raising funds from institutional investors globally.

Prior to EIP, Charlotte was an Associate at The Carlyle Group where she was a product specialist in their Investor Relations group covering predominantly real estate funds – both in the US and Europe. Prior to Carlyle, Charlotte worked LaSalle Investment Management in a similar capacity. She started her career in politics where she was a press secretary on two political campaigns.

Charlotte graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in comparative politics. She currently lives in New York City.

Dr. Gregory Thiel is the Managing Director of Technology at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). His focus is driving excellence in technical diligence and building novel, technology-centric investment theses.

Prior to EIP, he served at ARPA-E in the U.S. Department of Energy, where he helped develop new R&D programs and deploy over $40M in funding for climate and energy technologies. While there, he initiated the agency’s first program in direct air and ocean capture, and supported efforts on tough-to-decarbonize sectors, such as industrial heat and aviation. His technical career includes previous postings engineeringautomotive climate control and battery cooling systems, as well as performing research on desalination systems.

Gregory holds a Ph.D. from MIT and a B.S.E., summa cum laude, from Case Western Reserve, both in mechanical engineering. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles in thermal sciences, water, and energy systems, and is a co-inventor on nine patents.

Doug Norfleet is the Assistant Controller of Energy Impact Partners (EIP), where he focuses on supporting and building the corporate financial operations of the firm.

Prior to joining EIP, Doug was a Senior Manager of Finance and Accounting at Northpond Ventures, spending three years building financial processes to help the firm scale during a period of rapid growth. Before Northpond, Doug worked as a Senior Assurance Associate with PwC for five years, primarily working within the healthcare and higher education industries.

Doug received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Accountancy from Vanderbilt University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Jason D. Christopher is the Vice President of Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation for Research & Innovation at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). In his role at EIP, Jason actively explores the cybersecurity problems facing utilities and industrial organizations and links them to innovative technology solutions and best practices. He leads research activities, supports strategic partners on strengthening their cybersecurity posture, and collaborates across EIP’s portfolio companies on commercialization efforts.

Over the past two decades, Jason has been a trusted leader in critical infrastructure protection and industrial cybersecurity. While he started in utility operations, his career has spanned several unique roles, including as a former cybersecurity regulator for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the technical lead for cybersecurity capabilities and incident response at the US Department of Energy (DOE), and a security researcher for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Jason has also served as a former cybersecurity start-up executive and a senior leader for at Dragos, Inc., a $1 billion industrial security company.

Jason hold a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Binghamton University and a master’s degree in electric engineering from Cornell University. He currently serves as a certified instructor and course author for the SANS Institute, the world leader in cybersecurity education, and maintains active certifications as a Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) and GIAC Critical Infrastructure Protection Certification (GCIP) professional. He was awarded as the Cybersecurity Leader of the Year in 2019 by the Energy Sector Security Consortium and currently serves on the board of several industrial security conference committees, providing continuing education opportunities to the larger community.

Jake Elder is a Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), focusing on sustainability and resiliency solutions in the built environment. In this role, he operates at the nexus of utility customer solutions, energy end-users, and the next generation of technologies transforming building energy systems. He is responsible for leading research activities, supporting strategic LPs with their decarbonization strategies, surfacing new insights for EIP’s investment processes, and working with EIP’s portfolio companies on commercialization. 

Jake brings over a decade of experience advising public sector clients on their sustainability strategies, with a focus on infrastructure innovation and technology adoption. Most recently, he advised organizations on climate-related infrastructure efforts and led operations for ClimateView, a series A stage startup offering a data platform to help local government leaders develop evidence-based climate strategies. Previously, he was the senior lead for sustainability at Bloomberg Associates, where he advised Mayors in some of the world’s largest cities on climate, infrastructure, and clean energy initiatives. Jake began his career in Accenture’s Public Sector Strategy Consulting practice.   

Jake holds a B.S. in economics from Trinity College (CT) and is wrapping up an Executive Msc in Cities at the London School of Economics. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his partner and son. 

Jenny Gao is a Vice President at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) where she is leading early-stage deals for the Elevate Future Fund. The Elevate Future Fund seeks to create a more diverse, inclusive and equitable clean energy future and empower underrepresented founders and talent to create economic opportunity for distressed and disadvantaged communities.

Prior to EIP, she worked at the White House and Department of Energy, most recently at the DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions. Before that, she was a Senior Advisor to the White House Director of Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) where her portfolio included climate, energy, and environmental policy as well as the Cancer Moonshot Initiative. She was also the Chief of Staff for the White House Office of the Staff Secretary, where she coordinated and created President Biden’s daily briefing book and decision book. In 2020, she joined the Biden-Harris Transition where she helped translate campaign promises into strategic implementation plans as the Chief of Staff of the Legal Team. Before her time in government, she was an early-stage venture Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners where she broadly focused on enterprise software, consumer internet, and data infrastructure investments. She has also worked on congressional campaigns and at a variety of early-stage startups.

Jenny holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Applied Math with a concentration in Government from Harvard University.

Johnny Daugherty is a Vice President on the Research & Innovation team at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). As team lead for the power supply sector, he covers topics such as renewables, nuclear, and energy storage. He is responsible for research, diligence and portfolio company support.

Prior to joining EIP in 2020, he was a consultant at Accenture Strategy, where he advised utility, energy, and technology clients on growth, customer, and operating model strategy.

He holds a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He is a co-founder and board member of Out in Climate, a non-profit creating a community for LGBTQ+ climate professionals.

Mila Hunt is an Associate Vice President at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). In this role, she is focused on leading research, commercialization, and LP engagement within the transmission and distribution sectors.

Mila has demonstrated success in identifying and scaling novel technologies and services aimed at modernizing the grid affordably and reliably.Mila’s professional journey includes program leadership at Oncor Electric Delivery, specifically scaling the Oncor Distribution Automation deployment, and product management of residential energy solutions at Sunnova Energy International.

She has a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from UT Arlington, and an MBA from UT Austin. She is also a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas. Mila lives in Denver with her husband and two dogs. She is an avid hiker, snowboarder, sailor and yogi.

Javier Luna is an Associate on the Impact & Sustainability team at Energy Impact Partners (EIP).  He is responsible for EIP’s impact and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measurement, reporting, and diligence. He also works closely with portfolio companies, investors, and stakeholders to continue to excel in sustainability and decarbonization practices.

Before joining EIP, Javier worked as an Energy Senior Consultant at Guidehouse in San Francisco where he engaged closely with the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). His work revolved largely around evaluating the potential and impact of strategic long-term deployments of emerging technologies within the California energy system. He also worked with large global commercial clients to develop industry-leading sustainability policies and plans.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, with distinction, where he also completed a minor in Energy Resource Engineering.

Karla Vicente is the Operations Manager at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) focusing on internal and external event planning and strategy as well as office operations.

Karla has 15 years’ experience in hospitality and events. She has worked in numerous places around New York City including NBC, WarnerMedia, Museum of Natural History, The Metropolitan Museum of Arts. Directly prior to joining EIP she worked at Sullivan & Cromwell LLC where she managed events and daily conference dining operations.  

Karla has a bachelor’s degree in Humanities and Theater from the University of Puerto Rico. She was a member of the University’s Traveling Theater Troupe and completed courses in French and American Literature. Karla volunteered in NYC with the Stella Adler Outreach Youth Program, she really enjoyed being part of this group’s workshopping and performing. Karla’s passion for creative expression extends into her love for cooking and salsa dancing.

Janaki is a Senior Associate at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), focused on sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities in enterprise software and cybersecurity.

Prior to joining EIP, Janaki was an associate at The Social Entrepreneur’s Fund, a venture capital fund focused on early-stage investments in Fintech, Health Tech, and Future of Work that drive better outcomes for underserved and low-income communities in the U.S.  Prior to TSEF, Janaki was an Equity Research Associate at Morgan Stanley in the Utilities and Clean tech sectors, where she published industry-wide and stock-specific research, and communicated investment ideas with the firm’s institutional client base.

Janaki graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management.

Dhana Warnecke is a Marketing Manager at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). She is involved in creating and implementing marketing strategies, liaising with internal and external stakeholders, planning events, and managing social media and digital activity.

Prior to joining EIP in 2016, Dhana worked in Category Management for Otto Group where she focused on relationship building with international vendors.

Dhana graduated from the University of Hamburg, Germany, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Bryant Ebright is an Associate Vice President on the Research & Innovation team, focused on the mobility, transport, and residential electrification sectors. He develops deep market insight to identify strategic opportunities for LPs to transform their businesses, support investment deal flow, and accelerate the commercialization of portfolio companies.

Prior to joining EIP, Bryant was Investment Associate at the energy-focused VC firm Intelis Capital, where he led research, thought leadership and due diligence efforts into early-stage technology companies. Previous roles include capital markets advisory for public energy clients, project development of utility-scale renewables, and venture consulting in the mobility space. 

Bryant holds a Social Impact MBA with High Honors from Boston University, along with dual bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Environmental & Resource Economics from the University of Rhode Island. 

Rime Jabbara is a Finance Manager at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), responsible for accounting, financial reporting, portfolio monitoring and valuations.

Prior to joining EIP in 2022, Rime was a Senior Accountant at The Carlyle Group, where she was responsible for accounting and financial reporting for funds investing in renewable energy and natural resources industries. Previously, she was a Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young, focused on executing financial and operational audits for public and private companies.

Rime holds a BBA in Accounting from the College of William & Mary.

Robert H. Edwards III is an Associate at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). As an Associate, he is responsible for sourcing, due diligence, deal execution and portfolio support within the firm’s Flagship strategy.

Robert started his career at EIP as an Analyst on the Strategic Accounts team. In this role, he partnered with senior leadership, investors and EIP’s Research & Innovation team to drive commercial business development between EIP and its strategic Limited Partner base.

Robert graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Environmental Science & Public Policy, and a minor in Economics. At Harvard, Robert served on the boards of the Harvard Investment Association & Fund, Environmental Action Committee and was a founding board member of the Harvard Undergraduate Foreign Policy Initiative.

Jacob Hoberg joined Energy Impact Partners (EIP) as a Senior Associate in the Office of the CEO. He is working to support EIP’s Founder and Managing Partner, Hans Kobler, on a variety of strategic initiatives and firm priorities through collaboration across business functions.

Prior to joining EIP, Jacob was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company where he was part of the Global Energy and Sustainability practices. A majority of his work was specific to the energy transition, with a focus on renewable assets, capital excellence, and growth strategy for clients in the US, EU, and Middle East.

Jacob holds a B.A. in Environmental Sciences and Policy with a Minor in Markets and Management from Duke University.

Larissa Seifferer is the Deputy Chief of Staff at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), where she provides executive support and leverage for the Founder and Managing Partner, Hans Kobler, driving operational excellence for the CEO’s office and the wider leadership team.

Before joining EIP, Larissa was the Operations & Resources Manager at Baumann Consulting, an engineering and sustainability consultancy, where she focused on improving business operations, managing resource planning, and driving initiatives to enhance overall organizational performance. She also has experience advising renewable energy companies on U.S. market entry strategies at the German American Chamber of Commerce, strengthening transatlantic business relations.

Larissa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, specializing in Economic Development, from the Cooperative State University in Mannheim, Germany.

Maria Monopati is an Executive Assistant to Nazo Moosa, Managing Partner, Europe as well as the Office Manager for Energy Impact Partners’ London office.  

Maria worked in academia as a lecturer, a research assistant at the Hellenic Observatory of Corporate Governance and as an Operations Manager in a logistics company.  

She holds a BSc in Sociology from Panteion University in Athens, Greece and an MSc in Human Resources Management from Brunel University, London, UK. 

Timothy Chung is an Associate at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), focused on evaluating early-stage and growth investment opportunities across the built environment.

Prior to joining EIP, Timothy was a founding member of Citi’s Clean Energy Transition investment banking coverage team, where he advised companies in the energy transition sector on M&A, IPO, and private capital raises.

Timothy graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics.

Natàlia Costa i Coromina is the Associate of Impact & Sustainability at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). She is responsible for EIP’s impact and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) measurement, reporting and diligence. She also works closely with portfolio companies, investors and relevant stakeholders to scale excellence in sustainability and decarbonization practices.

Before joining EIP, Natàlia worked at the Haas School of Business, where she taught in the MBA programs and published case studies on climate change and sustainability for the Berkeley Haas Case Series and Harvard Business Review. She was also an intern at Astanor Ventures, Cambridge Associates and other impact-driven firms.

Natàlia holds a Master’s in Climate Change from UC Berkeley, and Bachelor’s degrees in both Humanities and Business from UIC Barcelona.

Camilla Kobler is an Investor at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), where she focuses on sourcing, due diligence, deal execution, and portfolio support within the firm’s Frontier strategy.

She was previously a member of EIP’s Customer Experience team, aiding in the management and cultivation of relationships with EIP’s Strategic Limited Partners.

Camilla holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Honors, graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Michigan, where she concentrated on sustainability. At Michigan, she served as President of the UM German Club and was actively involved in the Society of Women Engineers and Phi Sigma Rho, a sorority for women in engineering. Camilla is also a graduate of the esteemed Bronx High School of Science.

Geneva Werner is a Senior Associate on the Research & Innovation team at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). She is focused on generating market intelligence that informs EIP’s investments, supporting diligence, and identifying opportunities for collaboration between commercial partners and portfolio companies.

Prior to joining EIP, Geneva was a consultant at Accenture where she supported commercial sustainability strategy across several industries and worked with Accenture Development Partnerships on last mile energy access, carbon markets, and regenerative food systems in emerging markets.

She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and minors in Energy Studies and Theater Arts from MIT.

Dr. Michael Campos is an Investor at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). His focus is EIP’s Frontier Fund, which backs revolutionary technologies that accelerate the transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. His areas of expertise include geothermal energy, chemistry, nanoscience, and climate adaptation.

Michael has over a decade of experience in climate technology, spanning venture capital, government funding, and basic and applied research. He started his career at the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) in the U.S. Department of Energy, where he developed funding programs in geothermal energy and proof-of-concept R&D in small businesses. Prior to joining EIP, he was a Principal at Azolla Ventures and Prime Impact Fund, where his work included board service, transaction execution, due diligence, and sourcing.

Michael holds a Ph.D., M.Phil., and M.A. in Chemistry from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Chemistry from Northwestern University. He has co-authored eight peer-reviewed articles and is a co-inventor on two patents. He also serves as a Strategic Advisor to Project InnerSpace, a nonprofit dedicated to enabling geothermal energy anywhere in the world, and writes Adapting, a newsletter about climate adaptation. He lives in Boston.

Katherine Lovell is a Legal & Operations Associate at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). She is supporting the in-house counsel and assisting with the firm’s core compliance program.

Before joining EIP, Katherine worked for a tech startup, building out marketing and operational processes. Additionally, as a Fulbright Scholar, Katherine worked in academia on extensive research analysis for an archeological project in Durham, UK.

Katherine graduated magna cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. in English and minors in Art History and Political Science.

Faiza Hussain is a Staff Accountant at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). She supports the finance team on financial operations including corporate accounting and financial reporting.

Prior to EIP, Faiza has worked as an Audit Associate at PwC. She has passed all CPA exams and is pending licensure.

Faiza received a Masters in Accounting and a BS in Accounting from George Mason University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She is from Bangladesh and currently resides in Virginia.

Nancy Rowland is an Executive Assistant at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) where she supports the Investment, Research and Innovation Teams on day-to-day needs. She also supports the Operations team on process and customer experience improvement projects.   

Nancy began her career in Public Relations and Promotions, representing motion picture studios in key markets and working collaboratively in entertainment marketing, with media, talent, and studio executives. She has spent the past 7 years honing her organization, adaptability, and people skills, supporting executive teams and contributing to continued growth and productivity within various organizations. 

After her brief role as a Social Worker in Foster Care, Nancy became a Court Appointed Special Advocate, in order to continue to advocate for children in the Division of Family Services Court system. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis on Communications. She is an experienced Yoga teacher, leading a class at the YMCA for 20 years. She lives in Florida with her husband. 

Emilia joined Energy Impact Partners in 2022. Emilia graduated from NYU’s Gallatin school of individual studies where she designed a degree dedicated to purpose and planet. Along the way she completed various internships in Private Equity, Venture Capital and worked at climate-tech startup Planetly.

Linda Duraj is a Senior Associate at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). She is responsible for identifying visionary founders and executing EIP’s investment strategy in the United States.  

Prior to joining EIP, Linda worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Natural Resources group, where she advised various energy technology companies across the sector on M&A and capital raises.  

Linda holds a B.B.A in Finance and Certificate in Business and Public Policy from the University of Texas at Austin.  

Morgan Price is Senior Executive Assistant at Energy Impact Partners (EIP)  to our five Flagship Fund Partners Lindsay Luger, Sameer Reddy, Cassie Bowe, Shawn Cherian and Steven Kantowitz. Prior to EIP, she worked at Soros Fund Management LLC running the Administrative Staff where a small team reported to her across various departments. She also comes from an event planning background where she worked under Calder Clark, one of Vogue’s top wedding planners. Ms. Price graduated from College of Charleston with a B.S. in Communications and Hospitality & Tourism Management.

Chelsea Chetcuti is an Executive Assistant at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). She is responsible for providing support to the Frontier and Elevate Future Fund teams.  

Ms. Chetcuti has spent the last seven years working in executive support in the venture capital field. She started her career in marketing and events, managing an international Internet of Things conference series.  

Ms. Chetcuti completed her Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She then completed her Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications at Golden Gate University. She lives in the California Sierra Nevada Mountains, outside of Yosemite Valley, with her husband and two children. 

Nicholas is a staff accountant at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), where he’s responsible for financial reporting and analysis. His responsibilities include preparing annual and quarterly financial statements, maintaining detailed workbooks, and supporting the investor relations team and overseeing cash management and liquidity.

Nicholas is a Certified Public Accountant with prior experience as an auditor at a Big 4 accounting firm. In this role, he was responsible for examining and evaluating financial records to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulations. He also identified potential areas of risk and provided recommendations for improving internal controls and financial processes.

Nicholas holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from George Mason University. A personal fun fact about Nicholas is that he is a coffee enthusiast who enjoys 3 to 4 cups of coffee a day.

Kiera Jackson is an Analyst on Energy Impact Partners’ (EIP) Research and Innovation team, where she supports the efforts for the power supply and the grid operations sector of the portfolio.

Before joining EIP, Kiera interned at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, where she applied marine biology and biomimicry to address national security, and at Solaflect, a Vermont-based solar start-up.

Kiera holds a B. A. in Ecological Biology modified with Engineering and a minor in Human-Centered Design from Dartmouth College, cum laude. Her capstone academic experiences include an intensive field study program where she conducted original biological research in the neotropics, and a project where she partnered with a major hospital on redesigning their care pathway for patients with traumatic brain injuries.

Shreyas Pulle is an Associate at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) in Europe. He focuses on identifying and supporting early- to growth-stage companies across the European ClimateTech landscape. His role includes sourcing, due diligence, deal execution and portfolio company monitoring.

Prior to joining EIP, Shreyas spent two years in investment banking at Jefferies. As part of the Industrials team in Europe, he focused on capital raises and M&A deals across numerous ClimateTech verticals including hydrogen storage, sustainable construction, waste-to-energy and e-mobility.

Shreyas holds a BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Warwick.

Ozi Ghimire joined Energy Impact Partners (EIP) as a Legal Analyst in 2023. She supports the firm’s in-house counsel on all legal matters.

Prior to joining EIP, Ozi worked as an Analyst in Engineering and Capital Projects at Deloitte.

She graduated Highest Honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering with a Concentration in Economic and Financial Systems and a minor in Computer Science. 

Sofia Raziq is an Associate at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) where she focuses on evaluating and underwriting investment opportunities for EIP’s Credit Strategies.

Prior to joining EIP, Sofia worked in Investment Banking at FT Partners where she focused on sell-side M&A advisory and capital raising. Prior to joining FT Partners, Sofia worked in Sales & Trading at Goldman Sachs where she focused on energy corporate derivatives.

Sofia graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Mathematics of Operations Research and Economics.

Joe Reinisch is an Associate investor at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). He focuses on evaluating and underwriting investment opportunities for EIP’s Credit Strategies.

Prior to joining EIP, Joe was a U.S. Equity Associate Analyst Investor at T. Rowe Price. Over his four-year tenure at the firm, he invested in a variety of firms within the Financial Services and Consumer sectors.

Joe holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics, with concentrations in Finance and Management, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of work he enjoys golfing, downhill skilling, and discovering new restaurants. Joe currently resides in West Palm Beach, FL.

Lauren is a Recruiter at Energy Impact Partners, managing talent acquisition across all verticals and supporting teams throughout their recruitment processes.

Prior to joining EIP in 2023, Lauren worked as a recruiter at Alumni Ventures, a generalist VC firm partnering with retail investors. She recruited for both investing and operations teams, staffing 52% of the organization during her tenure. Lauren has spent her career recruiting across a variety of industries – nonprofits, telecommunications, consulting, and venture capital, where she feels she’s found her niche.

Lauren holds a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in German from the College of the
Holy Cross.

Eddie Gillow is a Strategy Associate, Europe at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). He develops strategic insights on market trends and opportunities related to the energy transition that inform EIP’s partners, portfolio companies and prospective investments. Eddie has a particular focus on consumer and built environment sectors.

Prior to working at EIP, Eddie co-founded a start-up accelerating heat pump adoption in the UK, and has since advised other companies developing innovative propositions in fields such as energy flexibility and energy procurement. Eddie has also held various energy policy roles in the private and public sector. Most recently he was a Senior Strategy Advisor on Net Zero at Ofgem, Great Britain’s energy regulator. Here he covered their strategy on electric vehicles and the electrification of heat (with a particular focus on smart charging and vehicle-to-grid), energy retail, and energy sector data sharing/digitalization.

Eddie is an award-winning graduate from Oxford University where he studied Geography.

Maya Wendel is an Analyst on the Investor Relations team at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). She provides support with both fundraising and managing relationships with EIP’s global institutional investors.

Prior to joining EIP, Maya interned at Hollan & Knight LLP, a lobbying firm in D.C., and on Capitol Hill. In these roles, Maya’s primary focus was on EV & climate policy, national security & international trade, and technology & privacy laws.

Maya graduated from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service with a B.S. in International Relations. She minored in Japanese and Psychology and received a certificate of proficiency in German. Maya was on the varsity rowing team at Georgetown.

Nico Luciano-Carson is a staff accountant at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) working as part of the finance team. He works on the accounting for EIP funds as well as the valuations of the portfolio companies.

Nico previously worked at PwC as a tax associate where he worked on tax compliance and consulting for large multi-national corporations and partnerships. Working at PwC gave Nico exceptional accounting experience, which is something he is eager to bring to EIP. He realized quickly that the experience he wanted was to instead be focused on clean energy and sustainability which brought him to EIP.

Nico holds a Master of Science in Management degree with a concentration in Accounting Analytics from Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business as well as his CPA certification. In addition, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree from Christopher Newport University’s Luter School of Business with Magna Cum Laude distinction.

Noah Sumait is an Investor at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), where he is responsible for deal execution, thesis development, portfolio support, due diligence, and sourcing within the firm’s Frontier Fund strategy.

Prior to joining EIP, Noah was an investment associate at Fifth Wall, where he supported energy transition investments for both venture capital and growth equity strategies. Noah also previously worked as an investment banking associate at Stephens, where he executed climate technology transactions including equity capital raises, renewable project finance, mergers & acquisitions and public market financings.

Noah graduated magna cum laude from the College of William and Mary with a B.B.A. in Finance and a concentration in Business Analytics. He also completed a study-abroad program focused on Environmental Sustainability at the University of Adelaide in South Australia.

Ava McCord is the Office Administrator for the Washington, DC, office. She is responsible for coordinating operations as well as assisting with companywide events.

Before joining EIP, Ava worked with local businesses in Santa Fe, New Mexico, helping with office administration and guest services. In 2020, Ava served as an AmeriCorps member in Southern Colorado where she provided academic support to underserved youth.

Ava graduated from The University of Mary Washington in 2019 with a B.A. in English Literature and a minor in Business Administration. She graduated as a cum laude Scholar Athlete after competing in D3 Cross Country and Track & Field.