Nelson Switzer is known as The Gigacorn Hunter—an unshakable believer in the idea that solving climate change is not just necessary, but wildly profitable. A trained environmental engineer turned business strategist and investor, Nelson has devoted his career to a singular pursuit: helping the capital markets fix the problem they helped create, restore the damage done, and unlock a more prosperous and sustainable future for all.

 

He’s a husband, a father, and a straight shooter who believes data beats dogma every time.

 

Described as a sharp-eyed strategist with a bias for bold action, Nelson has navigated boardrooms from Wall Street to High Street to Silicon Valley, all with one mission: to chart a course where people and the planet prosper. Over the past 25 years, he has advised more than 150 global corporations, asset managers, governments, and investors operating in nearly every country and region on Earth—guiding them to see decarbonization and sustainability not as a burden, but as a breakthrough opportunity.​

 

Nelson shares his learnings through his first book, The Gigacorn Hunter, and as an active investor, educator, and keynote speaker. He’s taught at leading universities, appears regularly in global media and conferences, and works to ensure that institutions and individuals don’t just participate in the climate economy, they help shape it.​

 

In 2020, Nelson co-founded Climate Innovation Capital, a fund purpose-built to invest in companies that solve pervasive economic inefficiencies, generate outsized value, and deliver deep carbon reductions as an inherent outcome. The fund’s goal: to back companies that scale fast enough to matter, so the markets can help solve climate change and usher in an era of shared environmental, economic, and social prosperity.

 

Whether in the boardroom, the classroom, or on stage, Nelson’s philosophy is clear: create value, be seen doing it, and set an example worth following.