Kristian Bodek

Kristian earned dual master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Technology & Policy from MIT. In graduate school, he researched alternative vehicle technologies for the MIT Energy Institute and was an early leader of the student-run Energy Club. Kristian also holds a BS in Physics from Bates College, where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

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He currently lives north of Boston with his wife and two children, and enjoys outdoor pursuits like hiking, biking and cross-country skiing.

Kristian Bodek is an Investment Director at National Grid Partners, the corporate venture capital arm of the international electric & gas utility. He is responsible for making and managing fund investments for financial and strategic return, including leading and supporting co-investments and facilitating business unit engagements. His portfolio consists of investments with Energy Impact Partners, IQ Capital, Jerusalem Venture Partners and The Hive. He is also responsible for a new plank of NGP’s investment strategy, startups developing asset-based solutions that address core utility operational and decarbonization use cases.

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Previously, Kristian was a senior member of the power practice at IHS Markit, a research and advisory firm. He led techno-economic, market fundamentals and policy analyses on a range of topics spanning generating technology cost and performance to electricity demand forecasting. While at IHS Markit he also developed and chaired the CERAWeek Energy Innovation Pioneers program, a platform for introducing established companies to innovative startups working across the energy value chain. Earlier in his career, he worked for a sustainable design firm, where he performed lifecycle assessments of materials and processes, and obtained US Green Building Council LEED Certification.

As a member of Class 26, Kristian is serving his fellowship at National Grid Partners under the mentorship of Pradeep Tagare (Kauffman Fellows Class 10).