David S. Miller is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Clean Energy Ventures. He holds S.B. and S.M. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. from MIT's Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, and remains a Research Affiliate at MIT's Sloan School of Management. Earlier in his career he founded Quantum Telecom Solutions, which built programmable switching software and was sold to Excel Switching Corp. (later acquired by Lucent), after which he directed Lucent Technologies' New Ventures Group. From 2005 to 2017 he was Executive Managing Director of Clean Energy Venture Group, the angel cohort that preceded the institutional firm. He currently serves on the boards of Boston Materials, Pearl Certification, Volexion and Noon Energy, and his prior investments include Pika Energy, MyEnergy and Azima DLI.
Education
S.B., Computer Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.M., Computer Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
Previous Experience
Founder, Quantum Telecom Solutions (sold to Excel Switching Corp.)
Director, New Ventures Group, Lucent Technologies
Executive Managing Director, Clean Energy Venture Group
Research Affiliate, MIT Sloan School of Management
Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Department, Rutgers University
Notable Investments
Boston MaterialsPearl CertificationVolexionNoon EnergyPika EnergyMyEnergyAzima DLI
Board Seats
Boston Materials
Pearl Certification
Volexion
Noon Energy
DEPLOY/US (Board Director)
Career Timeline
2005
Becomes Executive Managing Director of Clean Energy Venture Group, serving through 2017
2013
Portfolio company MyEnergy acquired (May 2013)
2017
Co-founds Clean Energy Ventures as Managing Partner
2019
Portfolio company Pika Energy acquired (April 2019)