Eric is a Principal at Activate, where he focuses on deal sourcing, due diligence, execution, and supporting portfolio companies post-investment. He is also a Board Observer at portfolio companies Voltus, Omnidian, PosiGen, Fictiv, Parsable, and Element Analytics.

Prior to joining Activate, Eric was an Associate at ValueAct Capital, an activist hedge fund, where he covered investment ideas spanning several sectors including energy and industrials. Eric began his career as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company in their Silicon Valley office.

Eric holds a degree in Chemistry from Yale University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar.

Jon has decades of experience in strategy, operations, and corporate development as a company founder and investor.

Most recently, Jon was CEO and co-founder of Dalkia Energy Solutions (formerly Groom Energy), acquired by French multinational utility company EDF. He is also co-founder and chairman of Therm Solutions, and co-founder and board member of Digital Lumens, acquired by Osram.

Jon was a general partner and early-stage investor at Charles River Ventures (CRV), where he was lead investor, board member, and advisor for enterprise software and service companies, including BeFree, eDocs, Vignette (VIGN), Virtusa (VRTU), and Xign Corporation. Prior to CRV, Jon held senior management positions at e-commerce software leader Open Market, Hewlett Packard, and JP Morgan. 

Jon holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Duke University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Leila is a Senior Associate at Activate, where she supports all aspects of the investment process and works with the Head of IR & Impact on ESG and impact initiatives, including supporting our portfolio with strategy development, execution, and reporting.

Prior to joining Activate, Leila was a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Toronto, where she worked on climate and sustainability projects with institutional investors, NGOs, and corporations. She was selected for BCG’s Social Impact Immersion Program, where she focused on decarbonization technologies for hard-to-abate industries, nature-based solutions, carbon markets, and emissions measurement platforms. Prior to BCG, Leila participated in a fellowship program at Cape York Partnership in Australia, where she worked on a project supporting economic development in Indigenous communities.

Leila graduated with high honors from the University of Toronto with a degree in Finance and Economics and a minor in English Literature. While at the University of Toronto, she received the Student Leadership Award and took part in the Creative Destruction Lab startup accelerator. In her free time, Leila enjoys hiking, running, playing Ultimate Frisbee, and maintaining her link to Canada by keeping up with the latest Canadian fiction releases.