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Marie Thompson

Partner at Powerhouse

Oakland, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2023 - Current

  • Principal

    2021 - 2023

    Powerhouse Ventures backs seed-stage startups building innovative software to rapidly decarbonize our global energy and mobility systems. We believe that addressing the climate crisis requires deploying our most viable market-based solutions today.

  • Senior Associate

    2019 - 2021

  • MBA Intern

    2019 - 2019

  • Co-President

    2017 - 2019

    The Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) is a multidisciplinary network of UC Berkeley students, alumni, faculty and industry professionals who seek to turn world-leading research into world-changing solutions by tackling tough and timely energy and environmental challenges. BERC’s mission is to connect, educate, and engage its members in order to foster innovation and action. http://berc.berkeley.edu

  • Sales Strategy & Operations MBA Intern

    2018 - 2018

    Worked on internal efforts to align Sales process with post-IPO growth strategy and developed recommendations to improve productivity. Designed and started implementing process improvement project for Salesforce to build analytics capabilities and enhance lead generation process. Developed reports and analytics for Sales team slides for Board of Directors meeting.

  • Analyst, Corporate Planning

    2015 - 2017

    Coordinated planning process for Canada and Midcontinent operating regions across multiple operations and corporate groups. Analyzed operational data, built financial models and validated capital expenditure proposals for insight and presentation materials to upper management and Board of Directors. Also responsible for several ongoing projects to improve data processes.

  • Analyst, Risk Assessment and Special Projects

    2013 - 2015

    Collaborated and worked independently on a wide range of projects, including statistical analysis in both SAS and Excel, modeling a private MLP structure and leading a review of gas desk's P&L reporting. Developed and managed analytics for domestic oil and gas marketing teams, including daily, weekly and monthly reports and presentations as well as ad hoc analysis and research.

  • Intern, Risk Assessment

    2012 - 2012

  • Public Policy Intern

    2012 - 2012

  • Leadership Rice SME Fellow

    2011 - 2011

  • Summer Research Fellow, Center for Civic Engagement

    2010 - 2010

  • Orientation Week Coordinator

    2010 - 2010

Latest Articles

MediumMar. 2017

Deciding on Gold

Talks about Olympics, Sports and Wisdom

MediumFeb. 2017

You Create Your World

Talks about Spirituality, Art and Creativity

MediumFeb. 2017

Finding Alignment

Talks about Spirituality, Self Improvement and Soul

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