Daniel Firger
Consultant / Advisor at Spring Lane Management LLC
Profile
Daniel Firger is Managing Director of Great Circle Capital Advisors, a consultancy focused on the transition of capital markets to a net zero emissions, climate resilient future.
He serves as Senior Advisor at both Encourage Capital and the ClimateWorks Foundation, and sits on the advisory board of a climate risk analytics start-up (stealth mode).
From 2014-2019, Dan managed global sustainable finance and climate programs for Bloomberg Philanthropies, where he was responsible for a portfolio of more than $100 million in philanthropic investments in these areas.
He also advised Michael Bloomberg in his roles as Chairman of the Financial Stability Board Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and as United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action.
Earlier in his career, he was a lawyer at Baker & McKenzie LLP, advising clients on environmental markets and clean energy investments, project finance transactions and other corporate finance matters.
Daniel holds a JD from New York University School of Law, where he was a Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar, and received an MPA in International Affairs from Princeton University.
Daniel Firger active positions
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Spring Lane Management LLC
Spring Lane Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Spring Lane Management LLC (Spring Lane Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Nikhil Garg, Christian Zabbal and Rob day. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Consultant / Advisor | 2019-12-31 |
Encourage Capital LLC
Encourage Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Encourage Capital LLC is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Ricardo Bayon, Adam Wolfensohn and Jason Scott. The firm was formed through the merger of Wolfensohn Fund Management, LP and EKO Asset Management Partners, LLC. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Advisor | 2019-12-31 |
Prime Coalition, Inc.
Prime Coalition, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Prime Coalition, Inc. is a public charity that was founded by Matthew McLean Nordan in 2014. The American company has steered over $300 million in partnership with 250+ catalytic investors. Prime Coalition's first impact-first pooled vehicle, Prime Impact Fund, is a 100% catalytic capital fund that made its 16th and final investment in 2021. The private company now has over 30 companies in its venture portfolio in total. Prime Coalition collaborates to build open source tools and convenes to organize investors to improve forward-looking emissions impact methodologies and reporting best practices for climate-driven investments. The company partners with philanthropists to invest catalytic capital in extraordinary companies and projects that combat climate change, have a high likelihood of achieving commercial success, and are otherwise unlikely to be sufficiently supported toward optimal greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential. | Consultant / Advisor | 2021-12-31 |
ClimateWorks Foundation | Consultant / Advisor | 2019-12-31 |
E3G Ltd.
E3G Ltd. Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing E3G Ltd. is a British world-leading company that specializes in providing strategic advice on the political economy of climate change. The private company is based in Manchester, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The company's main focus is to achieve a safe climate for all through its expertise in climate change. E3G was founded by Tom Burke, Nick Mabey, and John Ashton, with Nick Mabey serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2020-12-31 |
Training of Daniel Firger
New York University School of Law | Graduate Degree |
Wesleyan University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Spring Lane Management LLC
Spring Lane Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Spring Lane Management LLC (Spring Lane Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Nikhil Garg, Christian Zabbal and Rob day. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Encourage Capital LLC
Encourage Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Encourage Capital LLC is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Ricardo Bayon, Adam Wolfensohn and Jason Scott. The firm was formed through the merger of Wolfensohn Fund Management, LP and EKO Asset Management Partners, LLC. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Prime Coalition, Inc.
Prime Coalition, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Prime Coalition, Inc. is a public charity that was founded by Matthew McLean Nordan in 2014. The American company has steered over $300 million in partnership with 250+ catalytic investors. Prime Coalition's first impact-first pooled vehicle, Prime Impact Fund, is a 100% catalytic capital fund that made its 16th and final investment in 2021. The private company now has over 30 companies in its venture portfolio in total. Prime Coalition collaborates to build open source tools and convenes to organize investors to improve forward-looking emissions impact methodologies and reporting best practices for climate-driven investments. The company partners with philanthropists to invest catalytic capital in extraordinary companies and projects that combat climate change, have a high likelihood of achieving commercial success, and are otherwise unlikely to be sufficiently supported toward optimal greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential. | Finance |
ClimateWorks Foundation | Miscellaneous |
E3G Ltd.
E3G Ltd. Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing E3G Ltd. is a British world-leading company that specializes in providing strategic advice on the political economy of climate change. The private company is based in Manchester, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The company's main focus is to achieve a safe climate for all through its expertise in climate change. E3G was founded by Tom Burke, Nick Mabey, and John Ashton, with Nick Mabey serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Producer Manufacturing |
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