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Megan Phelan

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Smart Money Rating: 94 out of 100

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Record updated 18 September 2026

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Megan started her career in Equities Trading at Barclays before transitioning to Climate, in which she has worked both in Climate Philanthropy (Founders Pledge) and Climate VC Investing. She has a technical background with scientific expertise in Photovoltaics, Device Physics, and Materials Science. Megan holds a PhD in Materials Science from Caltech and a BS in Physics from Yale. She believes early stage technologies have the potential to shape our future climate, and thus is passionate about identifying and supporting these emerging technologies toward market adoption.

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Megan holds a PhD in Materials Science from Caltech and a BS in Physics from YaleSource (opens in a new tab)

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