About: Ian Thomson

Managing Director & Co-founder
CleanTechies
Prior to co-founding CleanTechies, Ian Thomson started CleanTech Human Capital, an industry-focused recruiting firm concentrating on Bay Area organizations. Previously, he was an independent consultant researching companies across CleanTech sectors for private equity and venture capital investors.
Ian still consults organizations developing renewable energy systems and consults and writes on energy and national security issues.
Before working in CleanTech, Ian served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.
Ian holds a BA from Boston University and an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.
In his spare time, Ian spends time in the mountains and on the water – snowboarding, hiking, sailing and swimming.
Ian on LinkedIn.
Posts by Ian Thomson:
- Tekes — Funding Finnish Clean Tech Companies. Too Much Capital?
09 Dec 2009 | Posted in Europe, Featured, Finance
2 Comments » - Clean Tech’s 2010 Exit Strategies: Disagreeing With the Financial Times
08 Dec 2009 | Posted in Finance
Be the first to comment » - Clean Tech in Finland, Ice Baths & Hot Saunas
02 Dec 2009 | Posted in Biomass, Europe
3 Comments » - Why Should Jews Have Their Own Response to the Energy Challenge?
10 Nov 2009 | Posted in Energy, Events, Featured, Middle East, North America
Be the first to comment » - Jon Stewart and Steven Chu tell the woeful tale of Cap’n Trade
24 Jul 2009 | Posted in Climate Change & Carbon Emissions, Legislation, North America, Videos
Be the first to comment » - G8 Leaders Agree To Do Nothing About Climate Change
09 Jul 2009 | Posted in Climate Change & Carbon Emissions, Featured, Legislation
8 Comments » - How to break into Clean-Tech without any experience
03 Jul 2009 | Posted in Career & Job, Featured
3 Comments » - Gigaton Throwdown: Scale – Anything Else Is Peanuts!
02 Jul 2009 | Posted in Biomass, Books, Building, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, Geothermal, Nuclear, Solar, Wind
1 Comment » - NASA’s James Hansen Arrested During Coal Mining Protest
24 Jun 2009 | Posted in (Clean) Coal, North America, Pollution
Be the first to comment » - Energy Leadership Awards with Phil Angelides & Fiona Ma
09 Jun 2009 | Posted in Energy, Events, North America
Be the first to comment » - Supporting Clean Energy Honors Fallen Veterans
25 May 2009 | Posted in Energy, North America
1 Comment » - Supporting Green Technology as a Patriot (and wanna be capitalist)
01 May 2009 | Posted in Events, Featured, Legislation, North America, Renewables
3 Comments » - CleanTech and Renewable Energy Opportunities Within Emerging Markets
01 May 2009 | Posted in Africa, Events, Finance, Latin America, North America, Renewables
Be the first to comment » - Jim Woolsey: Energy Security, Renewables and Salt
30 Apr 2009 | Posted in Electric Vehicles, Energy, Events, North America
5 Comments » - Great CleanTech and Renewable Energy Events Next Week
22 Apr 2009 | Posted in Career & Job, North America, Renewables
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