Jon has 20 years of investment experience in venture capital and private equity serving as co-founder and CEO of FootPrint Coalition Ventures, a VC firm with 26 investments in sustainable technology companies; and GTI Capital Group, an India focused private equity firm.
He previously started and monetized several VC backed sustainable tech companies including ColdWatt (sold to Flex), Glori Energy (IPO on Nasdaq), and Motivate, operator of Citibike (sold to Lyft).
In addition to his cleantech work, Jon is a technology angel investor. He serves on the Board of Saturn Technologies, FootPrint Coalition Ventures, and GTI Capital Group, as well as the Urban Resiliency Board for the New York City Partnership. Jon holds a law degree from Stanford and attended Dartmouth College.
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