Clean Energy Ventures has appointed Girish Nadkarni to its Strategic Advisory Board, according to a news release.
Nadkarni joins former US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, Dr. Ellen Williams, former Chief Scientist for BP and Director of the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program, and J. Michael McQuade, former CTO of United Technologies Corporation.
In this role Nadkarni will advise the firm on fund investment strategy, portfolio company technology commercialization, emerging technology evaluation and industry trends to support CEV’s long-term vision and expansion plans.
Nadkarni has previously served as the President of TotalEnergies Ventures, President of ABB Technology Ventures and Director of OGCI Climate Investments.
Nadkarni remains an active advisor to several funds, including Siemens Energy Ventures and OGCI Climate Investments. He is on the board at Gentari, the clean energy solutions arm of Malaysian state oil company, Petronas; led the creation of Hy24, the $2bn hydrogen infrastructure fund; and sits on the Advisory Committee at the University of California, Los Angeles’ Institute for Carbon Management.
He brings experience in many sectors that CEV operates in, including renewable energy, green hydrogen and derivative fuels, and grid technology.
