Rise to meet the moment

com·mon·weal
/ˈkämənˌwēl/
The common welfare; The public good.

Our country faces great challenges, from competition with China and public safety to climate change and a broken healthcare system. These challenges provide immense opportunities for entrepreneurs with bold ideas. Founders can best seize these opportunities by partnering with government. Governments enable scale, fund innovation, determine market standards, tax, and regulate.

While some see government as a roadblock, we know first-hand that working with government can unlock value. We focus on business models that can tap this potential. Our team combines venture investors with experienced public officials, from former Cabinet members to mayors, offering you an asymmetric advantage in some of the world’s largest markets.

Kitchen Cabinet

Commonweal’s senior advisors help you build government partnerships that unlock value.
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Carol Browner
Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change under President Obama
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Powering our Energy Future
Steve Adler
Former Mayor of Austin, Texas
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Modernizing Government
Edward Davis
Former Police Commissioner of Boston, Massachusetts
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Defending the Homeland

Zero to One Mentors

Unicorn founders helping the next generation. Backed by the best investors in the world.
Taylor Matthews
Co-Founder and CEO of Farther Finance, backed by Bessemer, Lightspeed, CapitalG, Khosla, MassMutual, Cota and Moneta
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National Advisory Network

Across industries and geographies, our advisors are here to help you win.
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Doug Maine
Former Chief Financial Officer of IBM
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New York
Financial Services
Energy
Manufacturing
Sean McCluskie
Chief of Staff at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under President Biden
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Washington DC
Health
Stan Meiburg
Former Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Deputy Administrator under President Obama
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Florida & Southeast
Energy
Agriculture
Adam Met
Founder & Executive Director of Planet Reimagined
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New York
Energy
Richard Mroz
Former President, Chairman, and Chief Administrative Officer of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU)
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Government & Law
Energy
Cybersecurity
Matthew Palevsky
Former Chair of CleanChoice Energy, acquired by True Green Capital
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Energy
Seth Pinsky
Former President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) under Mayor Michael Bloomberg
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New York
Real Estate
Government & Law
Barney Rush
Managing Director with Hamilton Clark Sustainable Capital, former Board Member ISO – New England
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Government & Law
Energy
Manufacturing
Jeffrey Schub
Head of Sustainability, leads enterprise-wide efforts at Wells Fargo
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New York
Financial Services
Energy
Noah Shaw
Former General Counsel at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and former Senior Advisor at the US Department of Energy
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New York
Government & Law
Energy
Our team draws from

In the Press

New York Times
Let’s Build a Climate Wall of Shame
The Atlantic
How America Wasted Its Most Powerful Economic Weapon
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Eddie Fishman
Associated Press
Forget saving the planet. Clean energy interests sharpen a different message: Money and jobs
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Bob Inglis
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