BOTTOM LINE
Our team was critical in shaping Breakthrough Energy Ventures and today, our placements lead the investment firm. We continue to support them by recruiting exceptional executive leaders for key companies in their portfolio.
CLIENT: BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY VENTURES
CLIENT OVERVIEW
BEV is an investment firm seeking to finance, launch, and scale companies that will eliminate greenhouse gas emissions throughout the global economy. Spearheaded by Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, BEV was formed in December 2016 by a group of investors who joined forces to create a $1 billion fund focused on fighting climate change by investing in clean energy innovation. BEV’s board includes some of the biggest names in the investment world:
Part of Breakthrough Energy’s network of investment vehicles, BEV has raised more than $2 billion in committed capital to support more than 110 cutting-edge companies.
Today, they are tackling the “Five Grand Challenges” most responsible for today’s global toxic emissions:
CALDWELL SOLUTION
John Strackhouse and his team were critical in shaping Breakthrough Energy Ventures. As trusted advisors to the Search committee, which included Bill Gates, John Doerr, Vinod Khosla, and John Arnold, we placed Eric Toone, now the Technical Lead, and Carmichael Roberts, the Business Lead for the Investment Committee. BEV aims to accelerate an energy transition across every sector of the economy by investing in visionary entrepreneurs whose mission is to significantly impact climate change at scale.
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