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There are certain people in clean energy and climate-tech investing whose job moves are a big deal. Claire Broido Johnson is one of them.
Why she matters: Broido Johnson co-founded SunEdison (along with Jigar Shah). She's a longtime investor and consultant, held roles at the Department of Energy — and this month accepted the role of COO at Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-everything startup.
Broido Johnson has built a reputation as someone who recognizes early when a particular sector is about to get hot. "Claire has the ability to assess, 'Is this the right time to be inside a growth opportunity in this large market?'," Jon Guerster, partner at Activate Capital, tells Axios.
Insiders also used the word "implementer," someone who brings plans to action. A Fermata Energy investor says that he expects Broido Johnson to accelerate the company's deployment of its EV charging infrastructure.
