William Dean

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Experience

• Building Something at Telescope Infrastructure
  Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

• Portfolio Strategy, Portfolio Risk Management Director at DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
  Sep 2022 - Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  We *were* the largest investors into critical-path decarbonizing technologies in the world, with $25B+ AUM. Helping finance $M and $B projects to bridge the gap to infrastructure-scale climate tech commercialization. OCED’s mission *was* to deliver clean energy demonstration projects at scale in partnership with the private sector to accelerate deployment, market adoption, and the equitable transition to a decarbonized energy system.

• Summer Associate at Piva Capital
  Jun 2021 - Oct 2021 · 5 mos

  Piva Capital is a leading venture capital firm investing in disruptive climate & deep tech companies across North America and Europe.

• Investor, Energy & Environment Deal Team at Stanford GSB Impact Fund
  Nov 2020 - Jun 2021 · 8 mos

• Cambrian Innovation Inc (6 yrs)
  • Director of Sales
    Jul 2017 - May 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Strategic Marketing Coordinator
    Jul 2016 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr

  • Sales and Marketing Associate
    Jan 2015 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos