Luke Zhan
Senior Associate at At One Ventures
Luke Zhan
Senior Associate at At One Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Senior Associate
2022 - Current
Board Observer/Led Investments In: + Material Evolution | Low-Carbon Cement + Puna Bio | Extremophiles to Turbocharge Crop Productivity & Restore Degraded Soils + Dalan Animal Health | World's First Honeybee Vaccine + Mojave Energy Systems | Changing the Physics of Air Conditioning + Inlyte Energy | Low-Cost Salt-Iron Batteries for Grid Energy Storage
Associate
2021 - 2022
+ Finding, investing in, and supporting early-stage deep tech entrepreneurs pioneering bold solutions to our climate and ecological crises
Consultant, Business Strategy & New Ventures
2018 - 2021
+ Program management and portfolio company support for enterprise innovation accelerator + Charter, operating model, and capabilities strategy for a new R&D accelerator + Business case and GTM strategy for sustainability service offering for blue-chip cloud provider + Growth strategy and investment plan to double revenue of professional services company + Sustainability strategy and operating plan with $2M budget for real estate development + Smart city business case development for infrastructure, real estate, and mobility clients + Supply chain operating model design for beauty retailer, impacting 350 FTE and 30K products + Business case for clinical trial process automation, green-lighting $26M investment decision
Fellow, Climate Solutions
2017 - 2018
+ Part of CarbonSAFE team, aiming to mitigate climate change by rapid carbon mineralization + Led cost modeling and scenario analysis for regional pilot
Strategy Analyst, Renewable Energy
2017 - 2017
+ Developed go-to-market strategy for solar-plus-energy storage offering
Analyst, Investment Management
2016 - 2016
+ Evaluated public and private investments and pitched to investment officers + Worked with Chief Investment Officer to craft the endowment's sustainable investment strategy
Programs Associate, International Development
2015 - 2015
+ Budgeted disbursement of $1 million grant to microfinance institutions in West Africa + Crafted accountability standards, project milestone schedule, and deliverable guidelines
Analyst, Corporate Sustainability
2015 - 2015
+ Increased first-time corporate impact disclosures by 30% with marketing campaign + Conducted company-wide GHG and water inventories and recommended opportunities for companies to reduce their environmental impact