Investing in the Future: Rakesh Shankar, SOM ’09, Yale Clean Energy Conference speaker

Published on October 27, 2025

Rakesh Shankar, SOM ’09, is a NextGen Partner at Antin Infrastructure Partners, where he leads investments in early-stage sustainable infrastructure through the firm’s NextGen Infrastructure Fund. With over two decades of experience in energy economics, investment banking, and clean energy finance, Shankar will speak on the Yale Clean Energy Conference keynote panel on “Investing in Clean Energy Innovation” on November 6 at 4:45 p.m. Read the full interview by Emily Khym, YC '27, on the Yale Clean Energy Forum. 

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