Mr. Jake Elder

Jake Elder leads Energy Impact Partners' research and innovation activities for the built environment. Jake is a recognized leader with 15 years of experience operating at the nexus of clean energy, technology, data, and the built environment. He has worked with over a hundred public sector organizations, start-ups, and industry players, with a focus on infrastructure innovation and technology adoption. Previously, he led a variety of infrastructure and climate efforts including evaluating the opportunties from federal climate and infrastructure legislation, conducting due diligence for early stage climatetech companies, and leading operations for ClimateView, a series A stage startup offering a data platform to help local government leaders develop evidence-based climate strategies. Prior to that, he was the senior lead for sustainability at Bloomberg Associates, where he advised Mayors in some of the world's largest cities on climate, infrastructure, and clean energy initiatives. Jake began his career in Accenture's Public Sector Strategy practice, where he led the development of multi-million dollar, technology-powered transformation strategies. He holds a B.S. in economics from Trinity College (CT) and an Executive Msc in Cities (with distinction) from the London School of Economics.