Mr. Sopher’s focus for CEV spans investments, management, network building, and portfolio support. Mr. Sopher has been integral in building the Firm’s current portfolio, driving diligence for a majority of portfolio companies to date and supporting all post-investment, many in a board capacity. Mr. Sopher manages the Firm’s due diligence process, regularly maintains a network of 100+ strategic relationships, drives content delivery and presentation for LPs and fundraising, supports portfolio modeling and strategy, and has integrated with portfolio companies to manage fundraising strategy, investor outreach, and development of key deliverables like investor decks and financial models.
Prior to CEV, Mr. Sopher’s career focused on global energy and environmental challenges using financial, economic, and policy approaches for Environmental Defense Fund, International Energy Agency, and CrossBoundary. Mr. Sopher holds an MBA from Wharton, MPA from Harvard, and bachelors in Economics from Princeton.
Mr. Sopher is based in Austin, Texas. In his free time, Mr. Sopher enjoys time with his wife and children, travel and outdoor activity, chess, and following professional tennis and NBA basketball.
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