Eric Rubenstein is Managing Partner at New Climate Ventures (“NCV”). Grounded in decades of experience in commodities, markets and finance, Eric takes a pragmatic approach to evaluating investment opportunities that impact the commodities sector. His current fund, NCV, invests in innovative early-stage startups with a focus on decarbonization of hard to decarbonize sectors and the global economy. NCV officially launched in October 2021, and has invested in companies that span the areas of alternative materials & fuels, carbon management, power generation & storage, food & ag tech, decarbonizing industry & buildings among other emissions avoiding technologies. Prior to founding New Climate Ventures, Eric held investment, fundamental strategy, and trading roles at Citigroup and Louis Dreyfus in their commodities and energy trading divisions respectively. A psychology major with a focus on behavioral neuroscience, Eric graduated Yale University with a Bachelor’s degree. After graduating Yale, Eric received his MBA from Temple University with a focus on global business and entrepreneurship.