Michael Mathres

Michael has 10 years entrepreneurial and financial experience in the environmental sector, focused on tackling climate change with cleantech ventures, international investors, governments, High-Net-Worth-Individuals and celebrities. He is currently co-Founder of SunSupermarket, Mootral, Cleantechi, The Vote, and Climate Capital Network. In the past year he has raised over £10m for various climate-related ventures including Global Cool (celebrity-led campaign: Sienna Miller, Josh Hartnett, KT Tunstall etc...). Michael was featured in THE TIMES in April 2008.

In 2006, Michael was responsible for Climate Change Now the first renewable energy switching tool, supported by UNEP, European Environment Agency, Ben & Jerry's & Aveda, and managed to convince David Cameron and his Conservative Party to switch to renewable electricity. In 2005, he was the first entrepreneur to organise a global concert on climate change called the One Earth Concert with the help of Brian Eno. This was ahead of its time and did not happen, but paved the way for another event: LiveEarth last year. Prior to that he was the first person to tour 16 European capitals in a hybrid car, sponsored by Honda, BP, and Hilton, and encourage Europeans to switch to renewable electricity.

In 2004, he was the Founder of Susten8, (dubbed by the Financial Times as the ‘Green First Tuesday’), a network of more than 2’000 entrepreneurs and investors in the sustainability sector, that organised the first climate change conference in London. He holds a BA, from Hamilton College, NY, USA. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce (RSA) & Unltd* the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, where he won a Millennium Prize for Social Entrepreneurship in 2004. Michael is a French citizen, with Cambodian and Ukrainian origins and brought up in Switzerland.

Employer:	Cleantech i
Position:	Founder
Time period:	January 2009 - Present
Description:	Environmental Services industry Raising a VC Fund and building the first cleantech innovation network in Europe.

Employer:	Sun Supermarket
Position:	Co-Founder
Time period:	October 2008 - Present
Description:	Renewables & Environment industry Shareholder and co-Founder of revolutionary internet/cleantech venture distributing renewable energy globally.

Employer:	Mootral
Position:	Co-Founder
Time period:	March 2008 - Present
Description:	Environmental Services industry Mootral is a carbon reduction technology that reduces methane emissions from the livestock industry. In March 2009, Mootral finished 2nd in the Financial Times Climate Challenge and has been shortlisted in July 2009, by the BBC as one of 12 global solutions to climate change in their World Challenge.

Employer:	Climate Capital Network
Position:	Director
Time period:	October 2007 - Present
Description:	Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry Climate Capital Network™ is the global market for climate change investments. We connect investors, companies, governments and experts through our exclusive international network. We accelerate investments with our consulting, fundraising and intelligence services.

Employer:	Carbon Markets & Investors Association
Position:	Member
Time period:	January 2007 - Present
Description:	Financial Services industry

Employer:	Carbon Venture Capital Ltd
Position:	Director (dormant)
Time period:	November 2006 - September 2007
Description:	Environmental Services industry Private company developing a global carbon trade exchange. Wrote a report on it with PointCarbon.

Employer:	Climate Change Now
Position:	Director (retired)
Time period:	October 2005 - October 2006
Description:	Environmental Services industry First renewable energy switching tool online www.climatechangenow.com

Employer:	Susten8
Position:	Partner (retired)
Time period:	January 2004 - December 2005
Description:	Partnership; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry Networking event organiser focused on environmental issues and ventures.

Employer:	Tomorrow's Company
Position:	Head of Communications
Time period:	September 2002 - September 2003
Description:	Think Tanks industry British corporate think-tank started by business philosopher, Charles Handy. Led and marketed several industry publications including "Beyond CSR" and "21st Century Investments"

Employer:	Globalegacy
Position:	Head of Marketing
Time period:	January 2001 - January 2002
Description:	Environmental Services industry Founding member of one of the first SRI funds focused on urban poverty.

University:	Hamilton College
Time period:	1992 - 1996
Degree:	Economics, Fine Arts, BA