Fellowship
Fellow
Class
20
Current Firm
Closed Loop Partners
Location
United States

Bennett Cohen

Fellowship
Fellow
Class
20
Current Firm
Closed Loop Partners
Location
United States
Education

<p>Bennett holds a BA in Economics (summa cum laude) from Columbia University and an MSc. in Industrial Ecology from TU Delft</p>

Professional

<h3 id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; font-weight: 500; font-size: 24px; line-height: 32px; letter-spacing: -0.3px; color: rgb(0, 48, 87); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Bennett is a Managing Director at Closed Loop Partners. In this role, he co-leads the growth equity investment practice focused on advancing circular solutions for fashion, material innovation, supply chain technology, food &amp; agriculture.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 300; color: rgb(0, 48, 87); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left;">Bennett is an accomplished investor with a strong track record across&nbsp;venture capital and growth equity. Prior to joining Closed Loop&nbsp;Partners,&nbsp;Bennett was a Partner at&nbsp;Piva&nbsp;Capital where he led investments in some&nbsp;of the firm&rsquo;s most successful companies, including Boston Metal and&nbsp;MenloMicro, and developed an ESG framework for venture capital&nbsp;investing. He previously established the Silicon Valley arm of Shell&nbsp;Ventures, where he led investments in disruptive companies such as&nbsp;Ample and Aurora.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 300; color: rgb(0, 48, 87); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left;">Before moving into investing, Bennett helped develop the initial strategy&nbsp;of Shell&rsquo;s division focused on renewable power and fuels. Prior to Shell,&nbsp;Bennett was a Consultant at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where he&nbsp;reported directly to Amory&nbsp;Lovins&nbsp;and worked with utility and automotive&nbsp;clients, and a Director of Business Development at&nbsp;CPower, a demand&nbsp;response startup that was acquired by Constellation in 2010.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; letter-spacing: normal; font-weight: 300; color: rgb(0, 48, 87); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left;">Bennett is passionate about sustainability, entrepreneurship, and technology. In his spare time, he enjoys being with his family and friends, getting outside, reading science fiction, and practicing yoga.</p>

Fellowship

<p>As a member of Class 20, Bennett served his fellowship at Shell Ventures under the mentorship of VP Innovation Chris Laurens.</p>