Carmichael Roberts

Carmichael Roberts is a board member at Infinite Cooling and the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Material Impact, a venture fund that builds companies addressing global challenges through innovative materials. He also co-leads the investment committee at Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), where he focuses on investing in breakthrough technologies to combat climate change. Carmichael’s strategy as a venture investor is based on his successful career as an entrepreneur in materials innovation, blending a unique business model of licensing university technology and commercializing it through targeted partnerships with Fortune 500 companies. 

Carmichael holds a BS and PhD in Chemistry from Duke University, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He has received numerous recognitions including the Edison Achievement Award for his contributions to innovative technology solutions and the number one ranking on the Boston Globe’s Tech Power Players 50 list in 2022.