Mike Delucia is a sector lead focused on energy, buildings, and cities in Wellington Private Climate Investing. He manages the firm’s private-company investment activity in companies developing climate solutions within energy, buildings, and cities, working closely with portfolio managers, global industry analysts, and other global research resources within the firm to identify and pursue investments. As the climate innovation effort continues to grow, he will help build the team, develop investment talent, and further integrate Wellington’s research capabilities into this emerging business.
Prior to joining Wellington Management in 2021, Mike was a founding partner at Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (“SIP”, 2019 – 2021), where he led all aspects of the investment process for companies and projects in the infrastructure technology space, with a focus on investments in the energy transition and the built environment. SIP is a spin-off of Alphabet’s cities-of-the-future arm, Sidewalk Labs, where he worked (2017 – 2019) as associate director, investments. In this role, he led venture investments and incubations in the energy, water, waste, and mobility sectors. He was also previously a vice president in the Energy Markets Division of Macquarie Group (2014 – 2017), investing directly in the energy and power sectors.
Mike began financing energy companies as a project finance analyst at HSH Nordbank (2008 – 2009), then as an investment associate at Nereus Capital (2009 – 2013). He began his career as an analyst at J.P. Morgan Investment Bank (2007 – 2008).
Mike holds a BA in philosophy and economics from Brown University (2007).
