Kojo Ako-Asare is a Managing Director and Investment Committee member at Decarbonization Partners. In this role, Kojo leads investment sourcing, underwriting, execution and portfolio management.

Kojo serves as the chairman of the board of Ascend Elements (an advanced battery materials company) and is a board observer at Antora (thermal energy storage).

Prior to Decarbonization Partners, Kojo has served in various leadership roles in leading climate-focused organizations such as, Alphabet, GoogleX and Emerson Collective. Kojo has over two decades of transaction experience, including: principal investing, project finance, capital raising, M&A and real estate development. 

Kojo is a decorated US Marine Corp veteran who has served in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. He has earned graduate degrees from Columbia University in both Business Administration and International Affairs. He also holds a B.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan.