Brandon Hurlbut
At a glance
US Department of Energy Chief of Staff (2011-2013)
Investor at NGP & Overture
Environmental justice activist with Sunrise Movement & The Solutions Project
Co-host of “Political Climate,” a bipartisan podcast about climate politics sponsored by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Global Policy Institute at USC & Canary Media
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Brandon Hurlbut is a co-founder of Boundary Stone Partners. He is a leader on climate policy, finance, technology, advocacy, law, politics, and media. He served in the Obama Administration as U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Chief of Staff and in the White House as the President's liaison to the energy and environment cabinet agencies. Brandon provided leadership and counsel to the White House and Cabinet Secretaries during high profile initiatives and challenges including deployment of $90 billion in clean energy investments under the Obama Recovery Act, the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, the Gulf oil spill, and Hurricane Sandy. At the DOE, Brandon served on the investment committee for the department’s $38 billion clean energy fund.
Brandon is a co-founder of Overture VC, a climate tech seed investment fund, and an Operating Partner at NGP’s energy transition growth equity fund. In addition, Brandon serves on the Evergreen Action Advisory Board
Brandon serves on the following boards of directors:
Swell Energy: a residential solar/battery storage developer
Clean Energy for America: amplifies the voice of the clean energy workforce in advocating for policies and leaders to advance just, equitable, and rapid decarbonization
Sunrise Movement: a youth-led group advocating for a Green New Deal
Solutions Project: a leading environmental justice organization co-founded by Mark Ruffalo
Brandon holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
