ABOUT ECA / TEAM
NEEL KULKARNI
Analyst
Neel joined ECA in September 2024, following his Masters at UCL. Neel has experience working in venture capital, having worked with Two Magnolias where he worked on deal flow strategies and due diligence on investment opportunities in the sustainability and human health spheres, as well as at Avaana Capital where he conducted quantitative geopolitical analysis for India’s green hydrogen strategy.
Neel holds an MSci in Chemistry and an MSc in the Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment from UCL. His studies during his MSci focused on green chemical technologies and atmospheric chemistry, having conducted a research project on Hittorf’s phosphorus, a promising optoelectronic material. Neel specialised in energy economics, modelling, behavioral economics and game theory during his MSc. His thesis focused on trade and geopolitical analysis for securing critical mineral supply chains in the UK.