Mira Inbar
Partner at ArcTern Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2020 - Current
ArcTern Ventures is a venture capital firm investing globally in breakthrough technology companies solving climate change and sustainability. ArcTern was founded on the belief that accelerating the transition to a greener economy will disrupt all industries, presenting a multi-trillion dollar opportunity for both outsized financial returns and positive environmental impact. Board Director, King Energy Board Director, Soly Board Director, Xeal Board Director, Liminal Insights Board Observer, EV.Energy Board Observer, Mighty Buildings
Head of Consumer Energy
2017 - 2020
Led strategy, venture and M&A investments to build a residential power business in North America.
Shell Oil Company is an oil and gas company that explores and produces energy products.
Director of Strategy
2015 - 2017
Led C&I Strategy team which identified new pathways to grow NRG's renewable portfolio and retail electricity book.
NRG Gas Development Company, LLC owns and operates gas fired power facility.
Independent Consultant
2014 - 2015
Supported clean tech startups in Israel, China, Canada, and the US to raise equity, launch new products, build teams, and advance pipelines. Closed largest corporate PPA for renewable power of 2015 in partnership with wind developer in Texas.
Senior Manager, Strategy & Sustainability
2013 - 2013
Led Latin American Clean Water Partnerships for Dow Chemical based in Brazil and covering Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, and Brazil. Developed plan for corporates to invest in nature based solutions to protect watersheds linked to operations.
Business Development & Marketing Manager, Dow Kokam
2010 - 2013
One of the first employees in JV, built the business plan, and led sales & marketing strategy for North America resulting in a manufacturing plant in Michigan to manufacture lithium ion batteries, a pipeline of $500 million of sales, and closure of the company’s first three contracts.
Sustainability Leader
2009 - 2010
Authored the company’s 1st-ever biodiversity strategy, resulting in a $10 million partnership with The Nature Conservancy, as well as partnerships with the World Wildlife Fund and Business for Social Responsibility.
Dow is a materials science company.
Intern - Sustainability and Ventures
2008 - 2008
Spearheaded project to evaluate strategic partnerships and investment opportunities related to affordable housing in India.
Dow is a materials science company.
Program Manager
2003 - 2007
Designed and managed partnerships with mining companies in Africa to design and implement carbon and biodiversity offset projects around new sites. Led a coalition of 50 organizations.
Forest Trends promotes environmental, finance, market, and incentive mechanisms to protect forests and other ecosystems.
Volunteer
2003 - 2003
Introduced "cleaner burning stoves" and led workshops with 3 indigenous Quechuan communities.