Our Mission and Team. “There is no greater imperative driving investment decisions today than climate change,” says Doug McKeige, our Founder and Editor-in-Chief, “The Climate Capitalist aims to arm investors – as well as policy makers and corporate leaders – with informed analysis of the energy and power markets, and target opportunities for enhanced returns.”
The Climate Capitalist is self-funded, ensuring an independent outlook, with a team of contributors and researchers who specialize in forward-looking analysis of developments in solar, wind, energy storage, geothermal and nuclear energy – and the implications for fossil fuel energy systems and companies.
“Capitalism has to be the engine that drives the clean energy transition,” says Doug, “We hope TCC offers our audience a unique advantage in charting their own investment and personal choices in the climate-based economy.”
Douglas McKeige
Editor-In-ChiefDoug McKeige is Editor-in-Chief of The Climate Capitalist. A former shareholder litigator who worked on high profile cases including WorldCom, Doug has spent the last decade as a hedge fund and commercial real estate executive. He is a member of the Earth Justice Council and a distinguished fellow at the Tulane Center for Environmental Law. He serves on the Advisory Board of MUUS Asset Management, a private investment company focused on sustainability.
A lifelong sailor and outdoorsman, Doug has spearheaded Clean Water Act cases and other initiatives for Long Island Sound and the Adirondack Park. Doug earned a B.A. in economics from Tufts University, and a J.D. from Tulane Law School, where he was a member of Law Review.
Contact Doug: Doug.mckeige@theclimatecapitalist.com
David Kirkpatrick
Senior EditorDavid Kirkpatrick is a longtime technology and business journalist, author and media entrepreneur who now focuses on climate tech and the climate economy. He is convinced that the climate transition will determine the next phase of the technology industry, and that climate tech and the creation of a climate-friendly societal infrastructure is likely to lead to a period of massive economic growth and positive societal transformation. He is writing a book about the economic implications of the climate transition.
Kirkpatrick founded and for 12 years led Techonomy Media, which hosts conferences on technology, innovation, business, and their connection to social progress. He was for many years senior editor for internet and technology at Fortune Magazine, and founded and hosted Fortune’s Brainstorm conference series. Kirkpatrick's bestselling book, The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World, published in 32 languages, was a finalist for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year as well as the Gerald Loeb Award. For a decade he served as a contributing editor at Bloomberg Television. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Simons+Simons
Creative and ProductionSimons+Simons is an independent, Adirondack based consultancy, creating authentic, culturally relevant brand stories and content.
Annette Simons has been a senior Producer for two of the world’s leading commercial and content production companies (@RadicalMedia in the U.S. and Filmgraphics in Australia). She was a founder of a highly acclaimed independent production company in Sydney (BLACK) and co-founder of Sydney’s leading kid’s talent agency (StarfishKids). She has Produced movies (Hugh Jackman’s debut feature among them) + literally hundreds of TV commercials + music videos + short films + digital content.
Michael Simons is a globally recognized Executive Creative Director and Chief Creative Officer. He has led an office of one of the world’s most creative ad agencies (Wieden+Kennedy, China) and one of the largest (FCB N.Y.) and devised innovative and successful campaigns for notable brands such as Nike, Levis, Jeep, Coca Cola, Samsung, Greenpeace and Disney.