They say it takes a village to raise a child. To create meaningful change, it takes a distributed village – sometimes the world over.
This is why any progress we make is thanks to the willingness of our clients, the dedication and tenacity of our team, the commitment of our delivery partners and the many excellent advisors, spa-ing partners and mentors we have experienced along the way.
The Team
Kate is a Partner at 103 Ventures. She specialises in the identification and delivery of systems intervention points, and the emergent practice of precision activism. Clients and projects include lead consultant for the Urban Land Institute’s C-Change programme, design of a $100m early stage systemic venture fund for the World Banks’ Climate Investment Funds, lead on the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership Net Zero Transformation Inquiry, and advisor to the Transformational Capital Initiative. Kate is an Advisory Board member for Innovator Capital and Senior Associate at Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership.
Mauro is a Ops & Programme Manager at 103 Ventures. Mauro joins 103 after 15 years at Santander Bank starting as a Commercial Assistant, and working through to Director level in Madeira, Portugal. Mauro specializes in financial and complex project management, team leadership and relationship management for corporate and HNW private clients. He has a degree in Business Management and has a certification in housing mortgages and as an Agent, Insurance Broker or Reinsurance Mediator. In his spare time, Mauro is a Futsal coach for young adults, and manages an international Futsal Tournament of 100 teams globally.
Gemma is an Associate Director at 103 Ventures. With training in social anthropology, she has a deep understanding of both the changing ways in which people live and work in urban environments and the strategic opportunities that lie at the intersection of socio-economic development and net zero. Gemma founded Human City, which focuses on delivering social value within the built environment. Awarded a Winston Churchill and RSA Fellowship, and an Honorary Research Fellow of the University College London, she talks about placemaking, sustainability and impact, and supervises students on the University of Cambridge Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment Masters programme.
Kyle is an Associate at 103 Ventures. Kyle is responsible for finance and commercial strategy for 103. He is a dedicated results driven professional possessing many years internacional finance and commercial experience across multiple disciplines. Kyle brings a demonstrated track record working across a variety of industries providing strategic advice, transactional analysis and project delivery in both an in-house and consultancy capacity. With a dynamic leadership style, Kyle is well placed to deploy resources efficiently to contribute toward to organisation achieving its strategic objectives and consistently strive towards improving overall business performance.
Jeremy Gorelick is an Associate Director at 103 Ventures.
An ex-investment banker, Jeremy brings decades of experience in structuring financial transactions to raise large scale capital for climate-smart infrastructure, with a concentration on developing countries. He has led technical and financial teams on behalf of multiple aid agencies and development finance institutions, including USAID, the UK’s Department for International Development, the World Bank, the IFC, the African Development Bank, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Green Finance Institute. Since 2010, he has been a lecturer on development finance at the Johns Hopkins University, and received his PhD from the University of Cape Town.
Maya is an Associate Director at 103 Ventures, and an expert in systemic change within the built environment. Maya fell in love with the Built Environment and the industry’s high level of impact on both humans and the environment. She has operated as a change maker in the built environment across roles as a Senior Programme Manager (Laudes Foundation), consultant (PwC and SDGlead), building material developer (Lendager), philanthropist (Laudes Foundation), investor (Færch Foundation), and board member (FBN International). She currently holds several board positions in investment and philanthropic organisations.
Aaron Morehouse is an Associate Managing Director & Collaborator at 103 Ventures.
Aaron joins 103 as Associate Managing Director & Collaborator. Aaron leads the Climate Safe Lending Network as Executive Director and brings this expertise to 103 projects. With 20+ years of experience building on growing social and environmental impact organizations, he has led sustainability focused programs in 40 countries and worked with JP Morgan Chase, UBS, MacArthur Foundation, Boeing, Cisco, Google, and many other institutions. Aaron seeks to cultivate transformation and accelerate progress towards a climate safe future. Aaron has a doctorate in Education and Sustainability, is a wilderness enthusiast, wooden boat sailor, skier, and an avid wild mushroom hunter.
Rebecca Self is an Associate Managing Director & Collaborator at 103 Ventures. Rebecca provides sustainability advice to accountants, finance professionals and management teams across the world. Originally from the UK, she operates globally from her Dutch-based independent consultancy, Sea Wolf Sustainability Consulting. Prior to this Rebecca was the Director of Sustainable Finance at the South Pol and has worked for four large international financial institutions in London and Zurich over approximately two decades. In her final industry role, Rebecca was appointed to be the first Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Sustainable Finance at HSBC Holdings plc in 2017. She holds a BSc in Economics and Politics, a Masters in Sustainability Leadership from University of Cambridge, and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant.
Bia is an Executive Assistant with 103 Ventures.
She is Co-Founder of the 1st Virtual Assistance Conference in Portugal - AV Portugal Summit in Lisbon.
When she is not supporting the team, Bia runs a series of expert training programmes to support future executive assistants into industry. Born in Porto Santo, she is also a Community Manager for digital nomads on the island and in Portugal.
Her background is in the tourism industry and her passion is in building strong international communities and relationships.
James is an Associate Managing Director & Collaborator with 103 Ventures.
James is a sustainability strategist with 25 years of senior management experience in sustainable finance. James joins the 103 network as CEO of RePattern.org, and Chief Catalyst of the Climate Safe Lending Network. James served on the Global Steering Committee for UNEPFI, was a founding developer of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking, is on the advisory panel for GFANZ, the delivery group of the UK Government’s Transition Plan Taskforce and on the advisory group of the Horizon Europe’s NATURESCAPES. James is a Senior Associate of CISL, a senior fellow of the Finance Innovation Lab, and a Senior advisor for Club of Rome.
Charmaine is an Associate Director at 103 Ventures.
She is a sustainability strategist with a focus on climate positive initiatives and regenerative economics. Her past projects and clients range from being a sector co-lead in the UNFCCC High-Level Climate Champions systems transformation team, working with international development organisations through the Accenture Development Partnerships, and advising clients such as Santander, Nordea, Tata Group, BP, and Aker Horizons on various decarbonisation and circularity projects. Outside her advisory work, she is a ceramic artist, rewilder, and DJ.