Managing Director, Energy Foundry
Sara Chamberlain is a member of Evergreen Climate Innovations’ Investment Committee. She has worked in the energy and environment sector for more than a decade, with a core focus on helping energy startups develop commercialization strategies.
Working at the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship is a personal passion. Sara leads Chicago-based early-stage venture fund Energy Foundry’s investment activity and maintains an active role with each of the firm’s portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Energy Foundry, Sara co-managed the government advisory practice for clean technology startups at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she successfully led multiple teams through more than two dozen federal and state grant and loan applications, including over $300 million in research grants, loans and guaranteed loan funding.
Sara’s previous experience also includes roles with GE Energy, where she developed a solar manufacturing expansion strategy, and with GaiaTech, where she led the environmental due diligence and regulatory compliance process for over industrial and manufacturing transactions across North America.
From working with large Fortune 500 companies to startup businesses, Sara has broad and deep industry knowledge of the energy sector and was recognized by Midwest Energy News “40 under 40.”
She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and a BA in Environmental Studies from Emory University.
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