Nina collaborates with partners and startups to uncover opportunities for synergy that can accelerate change globally and maximize value for all involved through projects, investments, acquisitions or otherwise.  In addition to her partnerships work, she utilizes her commercialization background to coach cohort companies on sales and growth.

Prior to Elemental Excelerator

Nina spent nine years at Siemens in several positions focused on introducing and scaling clean technologies — such as wind power, utility-scale solar, energy storage, smart grid, and core transmission and distribution technologies — to global markets. She managed assignments in Chile, Japan, Germany, the UK, California, Florida, North Carolina, and other parts of the U.S. and the world. Nina holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA, where she focused her education on alternative energy.

Outside of the office

She loves to travel anywhere, read both fiction and non-fiction, and explore the depths of TV’s golden age with friends and family.