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Jeff Johnson
General Partner and Global Head of Energy·B Capital
San Francisco, California, United States
Bio
Professional summary
Jeff Johnson is a San Francisco-based General Partner and Global Head of Energy at B Capital. B Capital describes him as having nearly 25 years of investment, entrepreneurship, and corporate experience across energy and technology. Before B Capital, he was a Managing Director at Temasek, where he led US energy and industrial growth investments and deployed more than $1 billion of capital. He also co-founded and served on the board of Xpansiv, a market infrastructure company for environmental commodities, and previously worked at ABB, Better Place, Vendavo, and Intel. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florida and an MS in Engineering Systems from MIT.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Early StageGrowth Stage
Sector
EnergyEnergy technologyIndustrial technologySustainabilityClimate technology
Thesis
Energy technologyEnergy and industrial growth investmentsSustainable business models and environmental markets
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
XpansivLunar EnergyJetZero
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Relevant for founders building scalable energy, industrial, grid, climate, or sustainability infrastructure companies with growth-stage capital needs or strong commercial traction.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference his Global Head of Energy role and prior Temasek energy and industrial investment leadership.
- 2Connect the pitch to the energy value chain or industrial decarbonization if applicable.
- 3Mention Xpansiv or environmental commodities if there is market infrastructure relevance.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
B Capital profile lists Jeff-authored or related energy content in 2026, including energy tech investing principles, Lunar Energy, and JetZero.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- B CapitalGeneral Partner & Global Head of EnergyMar 2024 - Present
- TemasekManaging Director, Sustainable Investing (North America)Jun 2021 - Mar 2024
- Spring Lane CapitalAdvisory Board Member2020 - Jun 2021
- Green & Blue Advisors LLCFounding Partner2014 - Jun 2021
- FogHorn (industrial IoT)Co-Founder & Advisor2014 - 2020
- ABB, Better Place, Vendavo, Intel CorporationVarious rolesPrior
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)SM, Engineering Systems / Operations Research (2003-2005)
- University of FloridaBS, Industrial Engineering (1997-2001)
Skills
Energy technologyClean tech investingIndustrial IoTStrategic planningSustainability
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