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Mike Cipresso

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Board Chair at Nexus for Development
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Mike Cipresso is the Chief Commercial Officer at Rubicon Carbon, specializing in carbon markets and climate finance. He leverages a background in management consulting and technology, including six years leading business development for Google Pay. He holds an MBA from Berkeley Haas and a BS from The Wharton School.

His long-standing role as Board Chair for Nexus for Development indicates a deep commitment to sustainable development and community-based projects. This focus on social and environmental impact complements his commercial work in the climate sector, suggesting a mission-driven approach to his career.

Unique fact: He successfully pivoted from scaling digital payments globally at Google to becoming a key commercial leader in the carbon removal industry.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Board Chair
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Priorities

Topics Mike cares about

Voluntary Carbon Market
His work at Rubicon Carbon and frequent social media posts are dedicated to scaling and bringing transparency to the voluntary carbon market (VCM).
Climate Finance
He leads commercial strategy at Rubicon Carbon and previously headed carbon finance at Nexus, focusing on creating investable, structured climate solutions.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Board Chair
Nexus for Development
10-2023
Chief Commercial Officer
Rubicon Carbon
3-2023 - 10-2023
Head of US Business Development
Carbonfuture
2-2022 - 3-2023
Head of Carbon Finance
Nexus for Development
11-2017 - 8-2021
Head of Business Development, Google Pay
Google
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Education
2003 - 2005
MBA
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Bachelor of Science in Economics
The Wharton School
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