Mike is a proven venture capitalist in climate tech.

He has invested in climate solutions for over 20 years, identifying opportunities in companies including Tesla, Solar City and Powerlight long before the larger wave of sustainability investing materialized.

He co-founded the Bay Area Equity Fund, a double-bottom line venture fund (now DBL Partners) focused on cleantech and social benefit that delivered top-decile 24.4%+ IRR, 4.1X cash-on-cash returns and generated over 15,000 jobs. He later managed two funds for the Westly Group, also focused on cleantech. 

Prior to venture, Mike was an investment banker at JP Morgan and DLJ.

Mike is an alum of Stanford University (Distinguished Careers Institute and prior to that an undergraduate in History) and Yale (MBA).