Taj Ahmad Eldridge
Managing Director - Climate Innovation at Jobs for the Future
Taj Ahmad Eldridge
Managing Director - Climate Innovation at Jobs for the Future
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director - Climate Innovation
2023 - Current
Leading an incubated practice focused on climate and its various impacts to workers and learners, including a multi million dollar initiative called CREST, providing grant funding to organizations.
Director - Climate Innovation
2022 - 2023
The greatest need in climate centers around funding great solutions. The second greatest need is ensuring we have the talent to deliver these solutions. Stay tuned for more on CREST, The Green Quotient and more
CoFounder & Venture Partner
2021
A Fund of Funds venture capital fund investing in funds lead by women and people of color.
Investor
2022
Investor
2021
Investor
2023
Investor
2021
Investor
2021
investor & Advisory Board
2019
KIGT is one of the first minority owned energy storage and distribution companies dedicated to bringing EV charging solutions to disadvantaged communities, Universities, and places of worship.
Investor
2022
Investor
2022
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
2005 - 2012
MBA
2002 - 2003
BA
1993 - 1997
Investments
Latest Articles
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El amor en los tiempos del cólera
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