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Trent Yang

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Chief Financial Officer at Energy Dome
📍 Denver Metropolitan Area, United States

Trent Yang is an investor, entrepreneur, and executive with a two-decade focus on energy and climate. He serves as CFO at Energy Dome and co-heads Boulder Climate Ventures, an initiative backed by Breakthrough Energy. People describe him as an energetic entrepreneur with sharp, Warren Buffet-like instincts.

Originally from Boulder, Trent has returned to his roots to contribute to the local innovation ecosystem. He is passionate about mentoring the next generation of climate leaders through his role as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado, his alma mater, after earning his M. S. at MIT.

Unique fact: He helps lead a climate venture program at the first public university selected to be part of Breakthrough Energys prestigious network.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Denver Metropolitan Area, United States
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Climate Tech Investing
He has focused on entrepreneurship and investment in climate tech for nearly two decades, raising hundreds of millions to deploy solutions and build transformative companies.
University Entrepreneurship
He co-leads Boulder Climate Ventures at the University of Colorado, a program designed to incubate and launch high-impact climate companies directly from the university ecosystem.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Chief Financial Officer
Energy Dome
8-2025
Executive in Residence / Adjunct Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
7-2025
Managing Partner
Koru Holdings
1-2022
Managing Partner
PB Group, inc.
3-2010
Board Member
Colorado Cleantech Industry Association
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Education
2000 - 2003
M.S.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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