Alex Rozenfeld founded Climate Impact Capital, LLC in 2016, filling the market gap for early-stage ClimateTech companies and strategic investors. With 25 years of energy and innovation experience, he has been a leading voice for deep corporate partnerships with start-ups to accelerate climate change solutions. Alex has been investing since 2001, including hydrogen, fuel cells, Agtech, EV infrastructure, and grid resiliency. Alex is an active supporter of the energy entrepreneurship community through The Center for Houston’s Future, Advisory Board of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, and Advisory Council for the Houston Advanced Research Center. Notable past roles include President at Shell Technology Ventures, LLC. His work also includes international roles, such as the Advisory Board to the Energy Innovation Initiative at World Economic Forum (WEF). Under Alex’s leadership, Climate Impact Capital launched Texas Innovates in 2019, a non-profit hardtech incubator working on energy and water challenges, where Alex is President of the BoD. Alex also co-founded CIC Energy Holdings in 2021 to bring solar microgrids and resiliency to underrepresented communities. Alex holds BSE magna cum laude and an International Policy certificate from Princeton University, and an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.