Sergio Velasquez-Rose

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ABOUT SERGIO VELASQUEZ-ROSE

My career sits at an unusual intersection: rigorous commercial operator, climate strategist, and engineer. I\'ve spent 15+ years building things: revenue growth engines, marketing functions, analytics teams, and narratives that move people.Three arcs define that journey:COMMERCIAL OPERATOR. At Saks OFF 5TH, backed by PE firm Insight Partners, I led marketing strategy, MarTech, and consumer insights across $3B+ in omnichannel revenue; overhauling the MarTech stack, launching a new shopping app that drove $25M+ in incremental sales, and working closely with the PE fund on strategy and performance.MCKINSEY-TRAINED GROWTH STRATEGIST. As an Engagement Manager in McKinsey\'s Consumer and Marketing & Sales practices, I led transformations at iconic brands, retailers, and financial services companies, delivering double-digit revenue growth through growth strategy, agile marketing, and personalization. I also helped clients navigate the energy transition through supply chain redesign and new market development.CLIMATE STRATEGIST. My entry point to climate wasn\'t a boardroom, it was a decade on the ground as a chemical engineer on large scale energy infrastructure projects in the US, Norway, and Australia. That foundation shapes everything: I understand the technology, the infrastructure constraints, and the science behind the energy transition, not just the narrative. At Potential Energy Coalition, I lead a team of strategists, researchers, and data scientists developing insights and narratives that drive public support for clean energy and climate solutions. We\'ve shifted opinion by 10+ percentage points on key issues, brought the first-ever climate issue ad to the Super Bowl, and advised C-suite and public sector leaders in the US and globally. I scaled the advisory business 3X and built an in-house analytics capability from the ground up.What ties these experiences together is a belief that the energy transition will be won or lost on how well we build and scale the supporting structures behind it (from policy frameworks to go-to-market strategies to scalable business models). The leaders who can bridge rigorous business strategy with genuine climate fluency are still rare. That\'s the work I\'m drawn to.Chemical Engineer. Harvard MBA. Fluent in English and Spanish. Experience in Six countries, five continents.Long-time LGBTQ+ advocate: Co-founded ERGs at ConocoPhillips, led LGBTQ+ recruiting at McKinsey, served as Executive Sponsor of the LGBTQIA+ ERG at Saks OFF 5TH, and provided pro-bono consulting to one of NYC\'s largest LGBTQ community centers.