• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Rhea Hamilton

General Atlantic - BeyondNetZero

Managing Director

Ms. Rhea Hamilton is a Managing Director for BeyondNetZero, a climate solution fund of the leading growth equity firm, General Atlantic. She has some 20 years of investment experience in private equity and venture capital, focused in the areas of energy, climate and sustainability. Previously Ms. Hamilton was a Managing Director for Climate Investments, where she headed up the venture and growth equity investments globally.  She has also held other senior positions including Managing Director for a large European family office, and Investment Director at RobecoSAM Private Equity, a pioneer in sustainability investing. Ms. Hamilton started her career at Royal Dutch Shell, where she held various positions including Chief Financial Officer of Shell Hydrogen. Ms. Hamilton holds a Geological Engineering degree from the University of British Columbia, Canada, and an MBA from IESE in Spain. She is a Fellow with the Energy Institute and holds a diploma from the Institute of Directors.

Sessions With Rhea Hamilton

Tuesday, 10 March

  • 03:30pm - 04:20pm (CST) / -

    Will the Energy Innovation Ecosystem Deliver?

    Innovation & Technology

    Although the cleantech innovation ecosystem—research institutions, entrepreneurs, financiers, and support institutions—is diverse and productive, converting cleantech discoveries and research breakthroughs into commercially viable, transformative energy systems has proven difficult. With incumbent energy systems economically efficient and deeply entrenched, cleantech innovation faces a fundamental dilemma—the scale economies necessary to compete require a large customer base that doesn’t yet exist. How is our clean energy innovation ecosystem equipped to be transformative? What needs to be strengthened? Is it profitable to focus on individual elements, or should we consider the system holistically, and reframe our expectations? 

  • 04:30pm - 05:20pm (CST) / -

    Innovative Investment Models for Cleantech

    Clean Tech

    According to the International Energy Agency, only three out of 26 critical sustainable energy technologies are advancing fast enough to meet global climate targets set in Paris. How can we accelerate the pace of sustainable energy innovation and market adoption of new energy technologies and solutions? How can innovative finance models mitigate investors’ risk?  What role can private and institutional investors play to increase sustainable investment necessary to accelerate cleantech development and adoption?