Mr Brian R Walsh

KANDO id: 15832

Bio

Brian Walsh joined Nth Power in 2007 and is involved in all aspects of the firm, including deal origination and structuring, due diligence and board involvement with portfolio companies. He examines a variety of investment areas including better buildings, oil and gas, solar, advanced materials, new energy harvesting technologies and advanced transportation. He has assisted in the investment of several portfolio companies including ARXX, Rive Technology, CalStar, Tempronics and Cyanto and is currently on the boards of Tempronics and Cyanto and sits as an observer on the boards of ARXX, CalStar and Rive Technology. Mr. Walsh is the co-author for the report Innovating for Better Buildings: an opportunity disguised as a meltdown, along with Fraunhofer ISE and CSE. Prior to Nth Power, Brian worked with several East Coast venture firms, including Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) and the MA Green Energy Fund (MGEF), as a consultant and investment associate providing them with a more comprehensive overview of the Cleantech space and assisting on the evaluation of energy-related deals. Brian also worked with many MIT and Harvard startups in the energy efficiency, solar, water and materials spaces, helping with business model strategies and funding options. Earlier in his career, Brian served as Technical Director at Breakthrough Technologies Institute, an environmental technology think tank in Washington DC, and as a Director at the US Fuel Cell Council, the premier industry association for the emerging hydrogen and fuel cell industries. During this time, Brian worked closely with leading startups, government agencies and large OEMs on overcoming market-related barriers to the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell-related technologies. Brian has an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, where he led the MIT Venture Capital / Private Equity Club, the MIT Sloan Energy & Environment Club and served as Managing Director of the 2007 MIT Energy Conference. Brian received his Bachelors of Science in Physics from Tufts University.

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