Overmountain
We are a collective of senior advisors who guide emerging clean technologies out of the valleys of death.
What we do
Most clean technology firms reach a point where the technology is no longer the barrier to growth and scaling means crossing one of three valleys of death.
Proving a technology, building the first one, and building repeatedly at scale are three different businesses requiring hard pivots, different skillsets, and changing capital stacks.
We work on the three things that each pivot demands: commercialization, project development, and fundraising strategy. We put advisors who have done all of it into your team guide you out of current valley and ensure you are ready for the next one.
Why we do it
Our mission is to empower the most promising clean technology companies to enter the market.
We believe to pass net zero emissions, maximize quality of life, and maximize economic opportunity, the best technologies have to succeed.
The valleys of death are full of companies that should not have failed. They got lost, they did not ask for help, or they did not get it. We are their search and rescue team.
How we started
Overmountain was built as a collective of the best in the field. We ensure the right expert is always available for the current business challenge, even as those challenges evolve. Each one is a specialist with decades of work behind them.
What joins our advisors together is a shared mission: making sure the technology that the world needs actually moves forward.
Meet the Team
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Michael Walton
FOUNDER AND CEO
Founding Partner, Precursor
Former GM Energy Transition Finance
Former White House EJ Advisory Council
Former CEO green|spaces
Architect, Board Member, Scoutmaster -

Steve Boyd
SENIOR ADVISOR
Founder & CEO, New City Energy
Principal, Boyd Strategies
Former Senior Advisor, DOE LPO
Former CEO & Co-Founder, Peloton Technology
Energy & Infrastructure Executive -

Bernie Yoo
SENIOR ADVISOR
FOAK Startup Builder and Advisor
Founding Partner, Precursor
Exited Founder, Former Cleantech Chief of Staff and Fundraiser, Former Morgan Stanley -

Jonathan Shieber
SENIOR ADVISOR
Editor at Large, Resilience Media
Senior Strategist, LaunchSquad
Co-Founder, Abstraction Industries
Former Venture Partner, FootPrint Coalition
Former Senior Editor, TechCrunch
Former Reporter, Dow Jones -

Goksenin Ozturkeri
SENIOR ADVISOR
Founder & CEO, GO Renewables
Former Chief Investment Officer, Relevate Power
Former Director, Renewable Energy Investment Banking, CIBC
Project Finance, Tax Equity & Capital Markets Leader -

Nicole Geneau
SENIOR ADVISOR
Founding Partner, Lightwave Capital
Top 100 Women in Greentech
Former CEO, Mark1
Former VP Commercial Development, Antora Energy
Former SVP, AlphaStruxure
Director of Development, NextEra -

Priya Swamy
SENIOR ADVISOR
Senior Director, Business Development & Regulatory, Aether Fuel
Former Federal Project Engineer, DOE Loan Programs Office
Former Operations Supervisor, DOE Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technologies Office
Advanced Energy & Industrial Decarbonization Leader -

Austin Smith
SENIOR ADVISOR
Principal, Clean Growth Advisors
Product & Program Leader
Former Director, Nielsen
Clean Energy Operator -

Kate Howling
SENIOR ADVISOR
President, Howling Engineering Resources
Former Senior Consultant, DOE Loan Programs Office
Former Senior Director of Engineering, GlidePath Power Solutions
Former Senior Storage Engineer, Invenergy -

Jonathan Siskin
SENIOR ADVISOR
Co-Founder, Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub
Strategic Growth & Transformation Leader
Former SVP, Equifax -

Jerri Negash
SENIOR ADVISOR
Strategic Merger and Acquisition Advisor
Former Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs
Power & Digital Infrastructure Specialist -

Jon Okafor
SENIOR ADVISOR
Investment Officer, DOE LPO
Former Investment Banking Associate, Credit Suisse
Former Co-Founder, Zenith Futbol Academy -

Joseph Batir
SENIOR ADVISOR
Managing Director, Geothermal Industry Advisor, BatirWeGo Holdings
Geothermal Technical Advisor, Precursor
Podcaster, O&G Global Network
Former Geothermal Development Manager, Teverra -

SVEN MERTEN
SENIOR ADVISOR
Founder, spacepiglet venture advisory
Operating Partner, Beverly Ridge Capital
Former Managing Director & CEO, COMATCH US
Former Circular Economy Secondee, World Economic Forum
Former Senior Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company
Sustainability and Resource Productivity Fellow -

ONGELEIGH UNDERWOOD
SENIOR ADVISOR
Founder, Appalachian Carbon Exchange
Former Managing Director, Circular Carbon Network
Former Founder, Temperate Clothing
Associate Director, North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy