13 CleanTech Companies to Watch Right Now (2022)

Electric vehicles are no longer a distant aspiration. Sustainable infrastructure has made its way to the top of the government policy priorities list. The International Panel on Climate Change AR6 report nudged climate conversations further into the mainstream, and COP26 illuminated ideas about what must be done to solve...

#154 Catherine McLean, Founder of Dylan Green

Catherine developed a passion for clean energy and technology in 2011. She worked at the United Nations developing relationships with governments on public-private partnerships and subsequently took a job as a Consultant at Acre Resources, a global recruitment firm focused on energy and sustainability. Catherine founded recruitment business McLean...

#153 Rob Day, Partner and Co-Founder of Spring Lane Capital

Rob Day is the co-founder of Spring Lane Capital where he is also a partner. He has been a sustainable resources private equity investor since 2004, and acts or has served as a Director, Observer, and advisory board member to multiple companies in the energy tech and related sectors....

#152 Blair Levin, Sr. Non-Resident Fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Project at the Brookings Institution

Blair Levin serves as a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Project at the Brookings Institution. He also is the Policy Advisor to New Street Research, an international equity research firm. Blair began his career practicing law in North Carolina.  He then served as Chief of Staff to...

#151 Chante Harris, Co-founder of Women of Color Collective in Sustainability

Chante Harris currently leads the investor network and corporate partnerships for Venture for ClimateTech, a climate tech venture studio and accelerator sourcing the best climate tech solutions across the globe. She also oversees the For ClimateTech Global Innovation Challenge and is spearheading the exploration of a thesis for a...

#149 Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow

Andrew Behar is CEO of As You Sow, the nation’s leading non-profit practitioner of shareholder advocacy and engagement. Since 1992, As You Sow has used shareholder power to align investments with values and compel companies to reduce material risk on issues including climate change; toxins in the food system;...

#146 Lisa Ann Pinkerton, Founder & Chairwoman of Women In Cleantech and Sustainability

From the newsroom to the boardroom, Lisa Ann Pinkerton has used her keen analytical skills to share technology stories with the world for over a decade. She is Founder and CEO of the award-winning Technica Communications, Founder and Chairwoman of the non-profit Women In Cleantech & Sustainability, an international...

#145 Ibrahim AlHusseini, Founder & Managing Partner, FullCycle

The right technology at the right time. Ibrahim AlHusseini is an award-winning serial entrepreneur turned tech investor. He made his fortune in fiberoptics and rolled it into Cleantech in the early 2000s after witnessing the acceleration of plastic pollution in our seas and oceans. He is the founder of...

#139 Skye d’Almeida, Sr. VP in Macquarie’s Green Investment Group

Investors increasingly see infrastructure through a climate risk lens. Skye d’Almeida is a Senior Vice President in Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, where she leads investor coverage for the Americas. Skye has spent the last 13 years working in sustainable infrastructure and energy for private, government and non-profit organizations. In...

#111 Valerie Rockefeller, Co-chair BankFWD & Chairs the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Valerie Rockefeller chairs the board of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a privatefoundation advancing social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, andpeaceful world. She also co-chairs BankFWD, a network to persuade banks to phase outfinancing for fossil fuel and to lead on climate. Her professional background is as...

#100 Trammell S. Crow, Founder of EarthX

Trammell S. Crow is the President of the Crow Family Foundation which operates and manages the Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art as well as the Trammell Crow European Sculpture Garden. Mr. Crow is the son of Trammell Crow, founder of the Trammell Crow Company, and his...

#89 Matthew Dawson, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer, Utility Global

Dr. Matthew Dawson (PI): Dr. Dawson received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, graduating at the top of his class from both institutions. He has spent more than a decade of his career in...