As an investor, Dominic focuses on deal sourcing, due diligence, and executing investments. Previously, Dominic worked at K Street Capital, specializing in early-stage investments in regulated markets, and has executed over a dozen deals. With a background in data engineering, business analytics, and leadership roles in tech startups, Dominic brings a data-driven approach to venture investing. Before transitioning into venture capital, Dominic spent 14 years in the tech industry, including leadership roles in the C-Suite, most recently serving as COO of Mirapath, a digital infrastructure company. He received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and BA from University of Notre Dame. 

Andjela is a materials chemist with a decade of expertise in energy and climate tech. After earning her PhD in solar energy from UW-Madison and developing commercial batteries at Iontra, she transitioned to consulting for early-stage startups. She brings a multidisciplinary lens to the Mining Water Tech Pilot Pathway program, driving cross-sector, innovative solutions as a Program Coordinator.

Morgan D. Bazilian is the Director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy and Professor at the Colorado School of Mines. Previously, he was Lead Energy Specialist at the World Bank. Earlier in his career, Bazilian was a senior diplomat at the United Nations, and was the EU’s lead negotiator on technology at the UN climate negotiations.  

He is one of the world’s foremost experts on energy and minerals security, policy, markets, and investment. Dr. Bazilian holds a Ph.D in thermodynamics, and was a Fulbright fellow. He has published more than 200 scholarly articles, and has been published in Science, Nature, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

He is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, an Energy Security advisor to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, an adjunct professor of thermal physics at University College Cork, and a member of Ireland’s Climate Change Council.

Bolormaa serves as an IFC Nominee Director on the board of TBC UZ, one of the largest banks in Uzbekistan. She is a former board member at Golomt Bank, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia where she worked to improve the board governance and risk management functions of the bank. She has served as chairperson of the board at Golomt Capital LLC and as a member of the board of directors for Mandal Insurance LLC and the Mongolia Stock Exchange. In her executive roles, she served as the chief executive officer of Golomt Financial Group, the chief investment officer of Golomt Bank, and the first deputy chief executive officer of the Development Bank of Mongolia. She began her career as a senior risk manager for Deutsche Bank in New York. Bolormaa is the founder of KITE Mongolia LLC, a venture builder and investment company that supports social innovation, creative industry, and startup ecosystem building in Mongolia. She holds an MBA from the International University of Japan and an MA in international economics from Virginia Tech.