Mike Cipresso
Chief Commercial Officer
Rubicon Carbon
Mike Cipresso is the Chief Commercial Officer of Rubicon Carbon. He brings a range of experiences to Rubicon Carbon, including a background in financial markets, high tech business development and carbon markets. Prior to Rubicon, Mike oversaw US business development for Carbonfuture, the world’s largest marketplace for carbon dioxide removal projects. Mike began his journey in the carbon markets in 2021 whilst living in Cambodia and working for Nexus for Development, one of the largest project developers in SE Asia and where Mike is currently an active board member. Before joining Nexus, Mike spent 13 years at Google leading new business development including the incubation of a team to provide mobile access to public transit systems around the globe. Prior to Google, Mike was an investment banker at Lehman Brothers where he covered the technology and financial sectors. Mike holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School and an MBA from UC Berkeley. Mike is a total travel nut (visited over 70 countries) and loves extreme sports (marathons, 500+ mile bike rides). Mike lives in San Francisco with his fiancé Joey and their french bulldog Karl.