I live in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn with my partner Annie, our son Bela, and our dog, Roo. I am a Venture Partner at Collaborative Fund, a NYC-based fund backing entrepreneurs pushing the world forward. For 10 years, I was the Executive Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. I invest in and help people think about how to invest in Climate. I was the founding CEO of the Climate Collective. I co-founded a company called The Crop Project - a regenerative agricultural processing company focused on kelp. Someday I'll move to the woods, but in the meantime, NYC is home and the greatest city on earth. Oh yeah, I'm also a mostly proud, fourteen-year member of the Park Slope Food Coop - yeah, that one.
Who are you, Craig?
Geo 🌎
- Brooklyn, NYC: 2009 - ???
- Sydney, Aus: 2008-2009
- Mt. Rainier, WA: 2008
- Middlebury, VT: 2004-2008
- Sparta, NJ: 1984 - 2003
School 🎓
- NYU Stern: 2012 - 2014
- Middlebury College: 2004 - 2007.5
- Sparta High School: 1999-2003
Work, work, work, work, work 📈
Present:
- Collaborative Fund: Venture Partner
- Middlebury College: Visiting Professor
Past:
- NYU Tandon School of Engineering
- Executive Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Adjunct Professor
- El Cap: Contributor
- Climate Collective: CEO
- Allegory: Venture Partner
- The Crop Project: Co-Founder
- Founder Collective: Associate
- Locus Analytics: Founding Associate
- White Bull Holdings: Chief of Staff
- Crystal Mountain: Professional Ski Patroller
Stuff I think is dope*
Shameless Self Promotion
Venture Houston Keynote - Link
How to Save the Planet Podcast - Part I, Part II
White House RFI Response - Link
ReFi in Action Panel - Link
Climate Collective Announcement - Link
Orrick Future Fountain Podcast - Link
New Normal Series - Termsheets, M&A, Workforce Management, Cybersecurity
DUMBO BID Q&A - Link
Get in touch
cgwils [at] gmail [dot] com
cwilson [at] collabfund [dot] com
"to cherish what remains of the earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival." -wendell berry