Jim Kapsis

Jim founded The Ad Hoc Group to help startups and investors successfully scale climate and sustainability tech businesses in complex, regulated markets.

Jim spent six years building and leading the global regulatory team at Opower, Inc., a Software-as-a-Service company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. At Opower, Jim supported the full life cycle of the business from startup to IPO to acquisition by Oracle in 2016. Jim has also been a Senior Advisor to Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet’s urban venture.

Before entering the private sector, Jim was an Energy Advisor at the U.S. Department of the Treasury where he helped broker the Copenhagen Climate Accord in 2009. Jim has also worked in the State Department, Defense Department and in Congress. Jim earned a B.A. in Political Science from Haverford College and a M.P.A. from Princeton University.

Jim lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and three daughters where he sits on the Board of its Transit Company. Jim is also the co-host of Technopolis, a podcast on how technology is transforming cities.