Erik Terjesen

Erik has spent his career turning groundbreaking clean technology research into commercial products that make our world cleaner and more efficient. At Silicon Foundry, he advises organizations on their cleantech adoption, commercialization, and investment strategies. Before that, he worked at Ionic Materials, where he negotiated partnerships to bring the company’s novel solid polymer technology to market in battery applications. He also led Qualcomm’s Halo program, which brought wireless charging technology to the electric vehicle market. Earlier in his career he gained experience in venture investing at HarbourVest Partners and investment banking at Robertson Stephens. Erik holds a BA from Harvard and an MBA from Wharton. When he’s not working, you’ll find Erik spending time with his family in San Diego and working on his electronic music production hobby.