Michael Liebreich

Michael Liebreich is the chief executive of Bloomberg New Energy Finance^[1] Liebreich founded New Energy Finance in 2004,^[2] and was its chairman and chief executive until the privately-held firm was acquired by Bloomberg L.P in 2009.^[3]

Liebreich is also a visiting professor at London’s Imperial College Energy Futures Lab,^[4] a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Sustainable Energy, a member of the UN's Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change,^[5] an adviser to UN-Energy,^[6] a member for the 2012 London Games Committee of Right to Play UK,^[7] a former member of the advisory board of the Clinton Global Initiative's Energy and Climate Change working group,^[8] a member of Accenture Global Energy Board, Chairman of the St. Marks Hospital foundation,^[9] and a member of Energy Leadership Forum, E+Co, an NGO financing clean energy in the developing world.^[10] In 2011, Liebreich was executive producer on a video short illustrating the world's ultimate shift away from fossil fuels, entitled "First They Ignore You...".^[11] Previously Liebreich was a consultant and entrepreneur, and the UK Head of Technology Venture Capital for Groupe Arnault, the family investment company of Bernard Arnault, the chairman and CEO of LVMH. Prior to that he was deputy managing director and director Sport News Television for the Associated Press in London. From 1990 to 1995 he worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Co.^[12] He is also the founder of the Liebreich foundation, a small grant-giving charity with a focus on environment and development. ^[13]

Liebreich earned a BA in Mechanical Engineering at Cambridge University, Christ’s College in 1984, and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1990.^[14]

Awards

Liebreich is a three-time finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.^[15]

Personal life

Born in 1963 in Northolt in West London, Michael Liebreich was raised in Acton. He attended Silverdale Prep School followed by Colet Court and St Paul’s of London. He graduated in 1984 with First Class Honours from Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he specialized in Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics and Nuclear Engineering. In 1990 he graduated from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and was awarded a Harkness Fellowship by the Commonwealth Fund of New York.

From 1985 to 1993 he was a member of the British Ski Team (Moguls) and competed in World & European Cups, World & European Championships and 1992 Albertville Olympics.^[16] He is also co-author of "The Complete Skier" (BBC Books, 1993).^[17]

Career Timeline

• 1986-88 – Braxton Associates, Research associate
• 1990-93—McKinsey & Company, Associate
• 1993-95—McKinsey & Company, Engagement Manager
• 1995-98—Associated Press Television, Deputy Managing Director, and Director of Sports News Television JV
• 1998-2000—Self-employed consultant, entrepreneur
• 2000-01—Groupe Arnault, UK Head of Technology Venture Capital
• 2001-04—Self-employed consultant, entrepreneur
• 2004-09—New Energy Finance, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive
• 2009–present—Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Chief Executive

Publication List

• Green Investing 2011, Reducing the Cost of Financing. Michael Liebreich, Ethan Zindler, Tyler Tringas, Nicole Aspinall, Vicky Cuming, Anuradha Gurung, and Max von Bismarck. New York, World Economic Forum, January 2011.^{[18] [19]}
• Capital Markets can Overcome Cancún Failures. Michael Liebreich. Businessweek, November 2010.
• Green Investing 2010, Policy Mechanisms to Bridge the Financing Gap. Michael Liebreich, Chris Greenwood, Max von Bismarck and Anuradha Gurung. New York, World Economic Forum, January 2010^[20]
• International Clean Technology Returns Analysis 2009. Michael Liebreich, Albert Cheung, Michael Wilshire and Alice Tyne. Zurich, European Energy Venture Fair, September 2009^[21]
• Green Investing 2009, Towards a Clean Energy Infrastructure. Michael Liebreich, Chris Greenwood, Max von Bismarck and Anuradha Gurung. New York, World Economic Forum, January 2009^[22]
• European Clean Energy Venture Returns Analysis 2008. Michael Liebreich and Alice Tyne. Zurich, European Energy Venture Fair, September 2008^[23]
• Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2008. Rohan Boyle, Chris Greenwood, Alice Hohler, George Hunt, Michael Liebreich, Virginia Sonntag-O’Brien, Alice Tyne and Eric Usher. Paris, UNEP Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative, June 2008
• Food price increases, is it fair to blame biofuels? Michael Liebreich, Roberto Rodriguez, Harry Boyle and Camila Ramos. London, New Energy Finance, May 2008^[24]
• European Clean Energy Venture Returns Analysis 2007. Michael Liebreich and Alice Tyne. Zurich, European Energy Venture Fair, September 2007^[25]
• How To Save The Planet: Be Nice, Retaliatory, Forgiving and Clear. Michael Liebreich. London, New Energy Finance, Sep 2007 (see also full-page article in Economist, 27 September 2007)^[26]
• Cleaning Up 2007 - Growth in Private Equity & Venture Capital Investment in Clean Energy Technologies, Companies & Projects. Benjamin Kafri and Michael Liebreich. London, New Energy Finance, August 2007^[27]
• Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2007. Chris Greenwood, Alice Hohler, George Hunt, Michael Liebreich, Virginia Sonntag-O’Brien and Eric Usher. Paris, UNEP Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative, June 2007^[28]
• The Portfolio Hunters: Focus on the Acquisition and Consolidation of Wind Power Assets. Michael Liebreich, William Young, Andrea Bertello. London, New Energy Finance, May 2007*
• Falling behind – Europe’s Clean Energy Venture Capital and Private Equity Deficit. Michael Liebreich, George Hunt, Benjamin Kafri. London, New Energy Finance, April 2007^[29]
• Clean Energy Investment. Michael Liebreich, Ethan Zindler and Chris Greenwood. Washington DC, Written testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources on the Financing of Renewable Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, March 2007^[30]
• Bubble, What Bubble? Michael Liebreich and Jun Ying. London, New Energy Finance, January 2007
• AIM for the Stars - Analysis of investment returns from clean energy companies quoted on AIM. Michael Liebreich. London, New Energy Finance, January 2007^[31]
• Global Clean Energy Investment Overview. Michael Liebreich and Chris Greenwood. New York, Clinton Global Initiative, September 2006^[32]
• Interesting Times: Focus on Clean Energy Investment Opportunities in China. Jun Ying, Michael Liebreich. London New Energy Finance, September 2006
• Cleaning Up 2006 - Focus on Private-Equity & Venture Capital Investment in Clean Energy Technologies, Companies & Projects. Michael Liebreich and Chris Greenwood. London, New Energy Finance, July 2006
• Creating Clean Companies - Key success factors for the incubation of clean energy technology companies. Michael Liebreich and Irmgard Herold. London, New Energy Finance, June 2006*^[33]
• Towards a Workable Post-Kyoto International Framework For Emissions Reduction. Michael Liebreich. London, New Energy Finance, Dec 2005^[34]
• Offshore Wind: Europe's EUR 90 Billion Budget Gap. Michael Liebreich and William Young. London, New Energy Finance, July 2005^[35]
• Europe’s Deficit in Clean Energy Innovation. Michael Liebreich. London, New Energy Finance, April 2005^[36]
• A UK policy approach to renewable energy. Michael Liebreich. London, New Energy Finance, August 2004
• Strong Tailwinds, but Clean Energy Share Prices Remain Becalmed. Michael Liebreich and Angus McCrone. London, New Energy Finance, April 2010^[37]
• Feed-in tariffs – Solution or time bomb. Michael Liebreich. London, New Energy Finance, August 2009
• Smart Grid – A leap of faith. Michael Liebreich. London, New Energy Finance, July 2009
• Why Cap and Trade will continue to hold the aces. Michael Liebreich. London, New Energy Finance, June 2009
• Will the Stimulus Prove Pro-Cyclical for Clean Energy. Michael Liebreich and Angus McCrone. London, New Energy Finance, May 2009 ^[38]

References

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2. ^ "Sustainable Investments Research Platform". Article. Sustainable Investments Research Platform. 16 Nov 2010. http://www.sirp.se/web/page.aspx?pageid=48409&page=95&newsid=105353). 
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6. ^ "UN General Assembly". UN.org. http://www.un.org/ga/president/61/follow-up/climatechange/liebreich.shtml. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
7. ^ "Right to Play UK". Website. http://www.righttoplay.com/uk/Pages/Home.aspx. Retrieved 4 May 2011. 
8. ^ "Selection Committee". Zayed Future Energy Prize. 08 Oct 2010. http://www.zayedfutureenergyprize.com/en/about-the-prize/evaluation-process/evaluation-committee/selection-committee.html. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
9. ^ "St. Marks Foundation--About Us". Article. http://www.stmarksfoundation.org/index.php?page=about. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
10. ^ "Reff West Profile - Michael Liebreich". Renewable Energy Finance Forum. http://www.reffwest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=194. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
11. ^ "First They Ignore You". Video. Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7vvipH-kU8. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
12. ^ "Europatweb Builds UK Presence With Appointment Of Michael Liebreich As Managing Director". Article. McKinsey&Company. 19 July 2000. https://alumni.mckinsey.com/alumn/default/public/content/jsp/alumni_news/News347.jsp. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
13. ^ "The Liebreich Foundation". website. http://www.liebreichfoundation.org/index.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
14. ^ "Reff West Profile - Michael Liebreich". Renewable Energy Finance Forum. http://www.reffwest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=194. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
15. ^ "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year". article. Ernst and Young. http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/US_EOY_Regional_Programs_Overview. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
16. ^ "Olympic Sports Reference". Reference. SportsReference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/michael-liebreich-1.html. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
17. ^ "Complete Skier: A Practical Guide for Skiers". Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0563363800. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
18. ^ "Capital Market Can Overcome Cancun: Michael Liebreich". Article. Bloomberg News. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-24/capital-markets-can-overcome-cancun-s-climate-failures-michael-liebreich.html. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
19. ^ "Green Investing 2011: Reducing the Cost of Financing". Article. World Economic Forum. http://www.weforum.org/reports/green-investing-2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
20. ^ "Green Investing 2010: Policy Mechanisms to Bridge the Financing Gap". World Economic Forum Report. 21 Jan 2010. http://bnef.com/Download/UserFiles_File_WhitePapers/greeninvesting2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
21. ^ "International Clean Technology Returns Analysis". Article. Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Sep 2009. http://bnef.com/services/advisory/international-clean-technology-returns-analysis/). Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
22. ^ "Green Investing Towards a Clean Energy Infrastructure". World Economic Forum. Jan 2009. https://members.weforum.org/pdf/climate/Green.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
23. ^ "Clean Technology Investors Hope To Lock In Strong Returns". Article. Bloomberg New Energy Finance. 12 Nov 2008. http://bnef.com/PressReleases/view/23. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
24. ^ "Food Price Increases: Is It Fair To Blame Biofuels?". New Energy Finance. 27 May 2008. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/assets/documents/2008/NEF_RN_2008-05-27_Food_Price_Drivers_Executive_Summary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
25. ^ "Venture Investors on Track For Gold in Clean Energy". Article. Alt Energy Mag. 18 Sep 2007. http://www.altenergymag.com/news_detail.php?pr_id=3118. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
26. ^ "How to Save The Planet:Be Nice, Regulatory, Forgiving and Clear". New Energy Finance. 11 Sep 2007. http://bnef.com/Download/docs_Press/NEF_WP_Carbon-Game-Theory_05.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
27. ^ "Cleaning Up". article. Alt Assets. 27 Jun 2007. http://www.altassets.com/private-equity-knowledge-bank/industry-focus/energy/article/nz11089.html. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
28. ^ "Global Trends In Sustainable Energy Investment 2007". New Energy Finance. 2007. http://www.unep.org/civil_society/gcsf/4_SEFI_Investment_Summary_2007.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
29. ^ "Falling Behind: Europe's Clean Energy and Venture Capital and Private Equity Deficit". New Energy Finance. 17 Apr 2007. http://bnef.com/Download/NEF_HTML_Press/2007-04-17_NEF_White_Paper_Falling_Behind.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
30. ^ "Clean Energy Investment". New Energy Finance. 7 March 2007. http://bnef.com/Download/NEF_HTML_Press/NEF_WrittenTestimonytoUSSenate_2007-03-07.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-10. 
31. ^ "Clean Energy Companies Offer Mixed returns on London's AIM". Article. Bloomberg New Energy Finance. 03 Jan 2007. http://bnef.com/PressReleases/view/83. Retrieved 2010-03-10. 
32. ^ "Global Clean Energy Investment Overview". Clinton Global Initiative. 20 Sep 06. http://bnef.com/Download/NEF_HTML_Press/NEF-CGI_Investment_Overview.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-10. 
33. ^ "Creating Clean Companies". New Energy Finance. 1 June 2006. http://bnef.com/Download/NEF_HTML_Press/Incubator_WP_2006_06_01.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
34. ^ "Towards a Workable Post-Kyoto International Framework For Emissions Reduction". article. Alt Energy Mag. 30 Sep 2005. http://www.altenergymag.com/emagazine.php?issue_number=06.02.01&article=kyoto. Retrieved 2010-03-10. 
35. ^ "Offshore Wind: Europe's EUR 90 Billion Budget Gap". New Energy Finance. 19 July 2005. http://bnef.com/Download/NEF_HTML_Press/Offshore-wind-funding.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
36. ^ "Europe’s Deficit in Clean Energy Innovation". New Energy Finance. 28 Apr 2005. http://bnef.com/Download/NEF_HTML_Press/NEF-Innovation-White-Paper.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
37. ^ "Strong Tailwinds, but Clean Energy Share Prices Remain Becalmed". Bloomberg New Energy Finance. 15 Apr 2010. http://nexindex.info/pdf/nef_mb_vip_april_a4111.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
38. ^ "Will the Stimulus Prove Pro-Cyclical for Clean Energy". Bloomberg New Energy Finance. 5 June 2009. http://bnef.com/Download/pressreleases/56/pdffile/. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 

External links

• "Bloomberg Profile - Michael Liebreich". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/personalities/michael_Liebreich/. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 

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