Peter Rothstein

Peter served as President of the New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) from 2010 until 2022, and has decades of entrepreneurial, executive and deal experience across the cleantech venture market. Under Peter’s leadership, NECEC drove groundbreaking clean energy legislation and growth across seven Northeast states, and expanded its role as a connector for the Northeast’s cleantech innovation cluster and the region’s clean energy sectors. Prior to NECEC, Peter was part of the Flagship Ventures team, a leading seed and early stage venture capital firm in Cambridge, and founder of Allegro Strategy, a consultant, advisor and interim executive with early-stage cleantech start-ups. Peter has been in early-stage deal or executive roles with a number of cleantech companies, including Mascoma, Planar Energy Devices, Zegen, Novomer, Boston-Power, and Mechanology. He is actively involved in a range of leading cleantech and entrepreneurial organizations, including the National Renewable Energy Lab’s VC Advisory Board, catalyst to MIT Deshpande Center solar and energy storage MIT projects, and a Board member of the Cleantech Open. He holds an MIS from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

Current Term: January 2022 – January 2026