James Geshwiler

James brings 25 years of entrepreneurial, technology, finance, and energy expertise to renewable energy analytics. Previously, James spent 17 years exclusively building software companies as Managing Director of Converge Venture Partners, a Boston-based seed investment fund, and its predecessor, CommonAngels, an angel group comprised of leaders in the technology community. He previously worked at Cambridge Energy Research Associates and for the U.S. Department of Energy, at the latter managing a team of 30 senior scientists and engineers at the U.S. National Laboratories. Prior to that role, James was the Environment, Science & Technology Officer at the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Russian Affairs, handling a wide range of bilateral and multilateral programs, including climate change, non-proliferation, satellite launches, and the International Space Station Agreement. James earned his MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, a master’s degree from UCLA in political science, and a bachelor’s degree with highest honors from the University of Texas at Austin’s Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program.