Christian Garcia

Christian is a Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures (“BEV”), a multi-billion dollar venture fund focused on climate change. Christian was the first of two team members at BEV and helped build out the platform that has since invested in ~100 companies tackling some of the world’s hardest problems in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Christian has worked in climate venture capital for over a decade, and prior to BEV helped manage venture investments at Cascade, the Gates family investment office. Christian began his career at Boeing Phantom Works, where he worked on next generation spacecraft, and has served in engineering or operating roles at industry leaders Honeywell and Schlumberger. Christian holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. Christian grew up in the border town of Laredo, Texas – the son of Mexican immigrant parents. He spends his free timing in the mountains – mostly hiking and paddling in the summers, and ice climbing and mountaineering in the winters.