Chris Wedding, PhD

Chris Wedding 
executive masterminds and finance for climate change entrepreneurs



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WELCOME!

"Hello, and thank you for visiting. ​I look forward to connecting."

WHO AM I?

Mastermind Leader — Exclusive executive peer groups. Best practices. Live summits. Investment data. "Leaders are not born. We are created."
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Investment Banker & Entrepreneur
 — Renewable energy. Cleantech. Project finance. Impact investment.
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Professor — Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill. Energy finance, management consulting, green real estate, corporate sustainability strategy.

Connector & Catalyst — Speaker at national and global conferences. Author of monthly newsletters and blogs. Experience in 20 countries.

Personal Development Geek & More — Father. Husband. Hiker. Kayaker. Hefeweizen​ fan. Japanese speaker. Monk in a former life. 2006 Time Magazine “Person of the Year”.* ​Axe throwing champion.*

HOW can I HELP?

MASTERMINDS
INVESTMENT BANKING
NEWSLETTER

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MANAGING DIRECTOR

IronOak Energy Capital provides investment banking (e.g., raising capital, M&A) and advisory services (e.g., investment due diligence, business strategy consulting) for the clean energy sector. We are not typical investment bankers. Instead, we are PhDs focused on energy and the environment, with private equity and angel investment expertise, who care about the mission of the companies we support. IronOak provides thought leadership via blogs, newsletters, and speaking at national and international conferences. 

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FOUNDER

Entrepreneurs for Impact provides mastermind groups (group coaching, peer-to-peer sharing of best practices) for CEOs and executives in energy and environmental sectors.

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FACULTY

Duke University's Fuqua School of Business is one of the world's best business schools, ranking as high as #1 in the U.S. in recent years. As part of the faculty, I teach about energy finance, management consulting, and the business of climate change to MBA students.

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FACULTY

Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment ranks as the 6th best global university in environment and ecology (US News). As part of the faculty, I teach about business and strategy related to green real estate development and clean energy for masters degree and executive education students.

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FACULTY

UNC Chapel Hill's Business School is one of the best business schools in the U.S., ranking #4 in management, #8 in finance, and #13 in entrepreneurship. As part of the faculty, I teach about strategy and entrepreneurship in real estate and clean energy. ​

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FORMER DIRECTOR & SENIOR ADVISER

Cherokee is an environmentally focused private equity and VC firm that has raised $2B and invested in 500+ projects or startups. I sourced deals, conducted due diligence, managed assets, crafted new investment theses, formed strategic relationships, and co-managed the Cherokee-McDonough Challenge, an accelerator program for high impact environmental startups. 

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FACULTY

The IDB provides executive education to seasoned executives and high-potential performers in the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the private sector. The Institute focuses on logistics, technology, life cycle systems, leadership, organizational transformation, strategic studies, stabilization and economic reconstruction. As part of the external faculty, I teach about the importance of energy innovation and investment, as well as entrepreneurship, to the US military.

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* To be fair, the axe throwing competition only involved a group from Duke University. But you should have seen those axes stick in the bullseyes! 
​Oh, and the Time Magazine "Person of the Year" thing from 2006: You're special, too. Really. Google it.

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