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I’m a climate and sustainability + venture investment leader at Cisco, driving our work at the intersection of venture capital, impact innovation, and sustainability strategy, under the leadership of a stellar team - Francine Katsoudas (EVP), Mary de Wysocki (Chief Sustainability Officer), and Kelsi Doran (Senior Strategy Director).
As Co-Founder and Partner of the Cisco Foundation’s Regenerative Future Fund ($50M+), I’ve led 15+ early-stage climate investments in climate tech startups across carbon, energy, resilience, and nature, including Terradot (enhanced rock weathering), Chloris Geospatial (forestry AI & satellite), CarbonBuilt (low-carbon cement), Ecotone Renewables (food waste), and Alchemy CO₂ (carbon utilization). I also developed Cisco’s first holistic sustainability investment strategy, working across Cisco Investments and Corporate Development to drive strategic deals in clean energy, circularity, and infrastructure resilience.
Within Cisco’s Purpose & Sustainability Strategy team, I lead on the innovation and market-based solutions side — helping the company meet its climate goals through emerging technologies, strategic partnerships, and product alignment + elevating our philanthropic climate innovation work.
Earlier, I worked at Microsoft (sustainability industry strategy), EQT Partners (impact investing), and Third Sphere (seed-stage climate tech). I also held investment and policy roles at private equity fund British International Investment, the European Bank (EBRD), and the United Nations' Development Programme.
I hold degrees from Columbia University, Sciences Po Paris, and an MBA + Environmental Engineering diploma from UC Berkeley, and have been recognized as a Bleustein-Blanchet laureate, Max Planck Institute fellow, and CELI Fellow.
Born in Paris and now based in San Francisco, I’m passionate about sustainable and impactful solutions that scale — and always up for good food, art, or a mountain escape. 
Partner at Andreessen-Horowitz, leading the team managing strategic Business Development and programs with Cloud Providers, and SaaS and AI Technology Partnerships.
Previously at Cisco Corporate Development, creating and leading Market Development for Cisco Investments.
Broad knowledge of the Enterprise market, business models, deep tech, scaling ecosystems and partnerships, and growing great products in their market.
Natural strategist, communicator and influencer across C-level and executives.
Specialties: Executive communication and influence, Business Strategy, Enterprise IT, Startup and VC ecosystem, Product Management and Strategy, Business Development, Go-to-Market Strategy, Cloud Services, Partnerships, Ecosystem development, SaaS, Business Analytics, Market Research, Pricing, Contract Negotiation, Software Development 
