Alex O’Cinneide

Alex O’Cinneide is CEO of Gore Street Capital where he manages significant capital on behalf of institutional investors for renewable investments. He previously was a Managing Director and Head of Europe for Paladin Capital, a Senior Advisor to Kleinwort Benson Bank in London, served on the Investment Committee of IndoChina Capital (an Oryx Corp Asia Renewables fund); and from 2006 to 2013 was Head of Investments for Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s USD15 Billion SWF. Alongside those commercial activities he is a trustee of the London Irish Centre, a UNICEF Advisor and chairs their Climate Change Committee, is a visiting research to the Energy Policy Group in Cambridge University, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and is the Vice Chair of the board of the Biomimicry Institute. Alex O’Cinneide holds a BA and a MA from Trinity College Dublin, a MSc from the London School of Economics and a MSc from the London Business School. He is a published author on many topics and is a regular speaker on venture capital and private equity, and recognized as one of the global leaders in the field of renewable investing.