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Nicholas Parker

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Founder at Clean AI Initiative
📍 Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Nicholas Parker is a global entrepreneur and investor known as the “father of cleantech”. With over 40 years of experience, he focuses on ventures that address the climate crisis by combining cleantech with innovations like AI. He holds an MBA from City, University of London.

He is dedicated to solving large-scale socio-ecological challenges, demonstrated by his publications on topics like the global water crisis and China’s clean energy opportunities. He actively shares his insights at major industry events, such as Canada’s largest AI conference, to foster growth in the clean technology sector.

Unique fact: He pioneered the concept of “cleantech” and has been instrumental in shaping the industry’s growth and investment landscape globally.

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Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
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Topics Nicholas cares about

Clean AI Intersection
Founder of the Clean AI Initiative, he actively speaks on the convergence of AI and cleantech, highlighting venture capital investment trends and market opportunities in the space.
Exponential Impact
This is his core professional philosophy. He advises, supports, and creates ventures specifically designed to achieve “exponential impact” in solving urgent, large-scale problems like climate change.
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Career

Work history

Founder
Clean AI Initiative
Founder & Chairman
Parker Impact
Non-Executive Director
Alternus Clean Energy
Executive Chairman
Demia
Advisor
Alectra GRE&T Centre
In the press

Media appearances

AI Innovation a Potential Game Changer in Advancing Clean .... Featured in Clean AI Initiative (blog)
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Education
1989 - 1991
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
City St George’s, University of London
1984 - 1988
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) Technology Studies
Carleton University
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