About me
I'm Oliver Booth. I spent the last three years at Sightline Climate building its research function and leading coverage of fuels and chemicals. Right now I'm doing an MBA to bridge from climate research into energy investing: financial modelling, project finance, and the capital stack decisions that determine which climate technologies actually get built.
The only climate solutions that get built at scale are the ones that compete on cost, reliability, or performance. If a technology only works because someone cares about emissions, it is a subsidy story, not an industry. That lens: follow the economics, name the implication. That is what I bring to everything I write.
I studied PPE at Oxford and hold an MS in Energy and Sustainability from Northwestern. Outside of work, I'm a travel lover, a museum-goer (especially natural history and science museums), and an occasional builder of needlessly detailed side projects (this site is one of them).
Career
- 2026 – PRESENT
MBA Candidate
Harvard Business School
Building financial modelling, project finance, and investment analysis skills to bridge from climate research into energy investing. Focus on first-of-a-kind project economics, risk structuring, and capital stack design for climate tech assets.
- 2023 – PRESENT
Senior Associate
Sightline Climate
First employee at a climate-tech market intelligence startup. Built the research function from scratch, led fuels and chemicals coverage, and grew the client base across corporates, investors, and developers. Presented at 9 industry conferences covering sustainable aviation fuels, carbon markets, clean hydrogen, and climate-tech venture capital.
- 2022 – 2023
Associate
ADL Ventures
Ran due diligence on climate-tech investments for electric utilities and technology companies. Led business development and consulting for the Department of Energy's American-Made Challenges grant programs, managed project teams, and structured grant processes.
- 2022
MS Energy & Sustainability
Northwestern University
Concentration in Sustainable Finance. First-place winner at MIT Energy Hack 2021. Associate Consultant at OnePointFive during term.
- 2018 – 2021
BA Philosophy, Politics & Economics
University of Oxford, Exeter College
Internships at SYSTEMIQ (sustainable finance) and Carbon Tracker (environmental economics), where I co-authored a report on the post-listing performance of fossil fuel equity offerings.
- ONGOING
Advisory & Community
Advisory board member at Daylight Climate. Mentor to pre-seed startups at Imperial College's Climate Solutions Catalyst. Volunteer guide at the Natural History Museum's Urban Nature Project.