Candidate:

Mr. Climate Guy

About Me:

I am a first generation American, born to parents who fled the Soviet Union in the 1980’s. I am passionate about solving climate change and believe financial markets can accelerate our transition to net zero. To that end I worked at a climate-tech startup while in grad school and am now working at a boutique climate-focused investment firm.

Schools:

Target School: Harvard

Considering: Yale, Wharton, Kellogg SOM, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Darden

See More Profiles For: Harvard

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: University of Washington

Undergrad Major: Finance

GPA: 3.0

GRE: 322

Age: 26, Ethnicity: White

Other Degree/Certification: MSc. Energy Policy & Climate

School Name: Johns Hopkins University

Extracurriculars: Expert/Advisor at the European Carbon Offset Tokenization Association (ECOTA) | Foster Animals through the Humane Rescue Alliance

Work History:

Title: Analyst

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Fortune 100 Top 10

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 1 mos

Big Life Wins:

Capstone Project: After 6 months of hard work I completed a 40-page whitepaper on how blockchain could be used to help scale voluntary carbon markets. My capstone advisor was so impressed he recommended I publish the paper!

I helped a Direct Air Capture startup raise money for a pilot facility. The plant will capture 10k tons of Co2/year!

Post MBA Goal:

The firm I work at right now is focused on venture capital, private equity, and M&A (around climate-tech businesses). While I understand climate-tech, I’m a bit out of my depth when it comes to the business/finance side of things. I’m hoping an MBA can help me understand that world better. Both my bosses went to Harvard, so that’s my first choice.