Mr. Rogers is an Operating Partner at Ajax Strategies, a venture capital firm focused on technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Rogers is a Senior Partner Emeritus with McKinsey & Company and previously served as a Senior Partner from 1999 to 2009 and 2010 – 2021 where he also led McKinsey’s Energy and Sustainability practices, serving electric and gas utilities, major oil companies, and energy technology innovators globally. From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Rogers left McKinsey to serve as the Senior Advisor to the US Secretary of Energy, where he led implementation of the Recovery Act. He has written extensively on energy and climate solutions – his book “Resource Revolution” defined the biggest business opportunities in the energy transition.
Mr. Rogers is a director of Natel Energy, a hydropower company, a Board Advisor for Ojjo, a solar foundations installer, and a member of the National Petroleum Council. He has taught on sustainability topics at both the Stanford Graduate School of Business and at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. He previously served on the U.S. Secretary of Energy Advisory Board from 2011 to 2013.