Analyst at Clean Energy Ventures · Joined 2026
View Live Interactive Profile →Cooper Bates is an Analyst at Clean Energy Ventures, which he joined in January 2026. He supports investment sourcing, due diligence and market research across the climate tech landscape, helping the firm evaluate emerging technologies and strengthen its deal pipeline. He was previously a management consultant at Oliver Wyman specializing in transportation and operations. Before consulting he held multiple business-side positions at Tesla focused on scaling grid-scale battery deployment and corporate decarbonization initiatives. He holds a B.S. in Operations Research from Columbia University with supplemental coursework in Computer Science and Economics.