Monica Varman

Monica Varman is an investor at G2VP and brings a unique perspective to the team, having worked with both incumbents in industries facing seismic shifts and also the companies disrupting those sectors. She was most recently a core member of the sustainability practice at McKinsey & Company, where she advised senior executives in the energy and infrastructure sectors on decarbonization and growth strategies. Monica was previously part of the business operations team at Tesla, where she helped scale Model S manufacturing. She also worked at off-grid solar company Zola Electric, where she developed its distribution and logistics strategy in Tanzania and Rwanda. Monica spent a year as a researcher with the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change at the Council on Foreign Relations and worked on the sustainable seafood program at the World Wildlife Fund. Monica graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in economics-mathematics and sustainable development from Columbia University. She also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.