Rokas Peciulaitis

Rokas is a founder of Energy Tech Summit and Energy Tech Network, where his goal is to build a more connected energy tech and e-mobility community. He is also Chairman of the Lithuanian Venture Capital Association, and is a board member of a non-profit organization Vilnius Marathon. Rokas graduated from the University of Glasgow with an M.A. in economics and spent a year in University California Santa Barbara. Rokas has completed additional coursework at Harvard Business School - Executive Program with a focus on venture capital and private equity.

Rokas Peciulaitis is the Founder and Managing Partner of Contrarian Ventures, a leading early-stage climate tech VC firm.

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He began his career as an inflation trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He is also a co-founder of Emergy Tech Summit, Climate50, and Climate Brick. Additionally, he serves as a board member of Vilniaus Marathon, is a shareholder of the Vilnius University Endowment, and is the Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Passport Diaspora Foundation.

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His alma maters include the University of Glasgow (M.A. in Economics), UCSB, and Harvard Business School (executive PE & VC course). Rokas is a Kauffman Fellow (Class #25).

As a member of Class 25, Rokas is serving his fellowship at Contrarian Ventures.