Alex Robart
Alex Robart is a Partner on WestRiver Group's Disruptive Growth Fund, focused on hard-tech investments in power and energy, advanced manufacturing and robotics, and advanced materials. He led commercial growth for Microsoft's energy business, advised Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund, and was CEO of a venture-backed industrial AI company. He co-founded two energy data businesses acquired by S&P Global and Wood Mackenzie and co-founded the investment platform Unconventional Capital.
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Alex Robart announces electrical-equipment sales are the hottest job in energy as long transformer lead times and talent shortages bite
Alex Robart says the most in-demand sales role in energy today is selling electrical equipment—transformers, switchgear, breakers and PDUs—because long lead times and a shortage of experienced sellers and application engineers are creating a bottleneck in grid and data-center build-outs.
Alex Robart: U.S. Utilities Must Relearn How to Build as 166 GW Peak Demand Growth by 2030 and 5,000 miles of Transmission Needed
Alex Robart argues that U.S. utility leadership largely lacks recent experience in rapid system growth, leaving the grid unprepared for forecasted demand increases and new transmission needs; he urges promoting change-oriented staff and altering incentives to prioritize speed alongside reliability.
Organizations
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WestRiver Group Partner, Disruptive Growth Fund · current
Education
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University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business MBA, focus in entrepreneurship, strategy, and marketing
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University of Virginia BS, Systems & Information Engineering, Economics, Management
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Dartmouth College Pursued BA, Engineering
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Georgetown Preparatory School
