Roman Kiwakyou is a Principal at Shell Ventures and invests in startup and scale-up companies that will accelerate the energy transition such as AiDash, Palmetto, Verdagy, and Mainspring Energy. Roman has over a decade of finance and investment experience across multiple asset classes and has spent the past several years focused on investments across the decarbonization value chain. Roman began his career in corporate finance and banking and holds a BS in Finance with honors and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.