John Rockwell

Biography

 Mr. Rockwell has more than 20 years of experience making venture capital investments and developing companies commercializing products in numerous cleantech markets. He has invested broadly across the cleantech sectors including energy storage, smart grid, materials substitution, manufacturing efficiency, supply chain, cleaner fuels and solar. During his career, John has invested in 20 companies in the cleantech space, with 14 of those investments having realized an exit. Most recently, John was a Founder and Managing Director of Element Partners, a venture capital and private equity firm focused on cleantech investments. Prior to Element, John was a Partner at Advent International Corporation and managed the firm’s California office for 9 years. John received a BS in Business Administration from Michigan Technological University and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. John is a member of the Michigan Technological University School of Business and Economics’ Dean’s Advisory Board, past Chairman of the CleanTech Venture Network Advisory Board and former Chairman of the Michigan Technological University Hockey Enrichment Campaign. He is a member of the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Research Interest

 clinical research