Daniel Pike

Daniel Pike

Principal
  • Climate-Aligned Industries

Daniel is a principal in the Climate-Aligned Industries Team, focused on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) roadmapping.

Daniel joined RMI when it acquired The Climate Map (TCM), a startup nonprofit focused on CDR roadmapping. Daniel led and built TCM, with many others, between 2020 and 2022.

Background

Daniel is a social scientist and MBA by training, with a fifteen-year track record of contributions at the frontier of climate change mitigation. Prior to TCM, Daniel advised businesses, government agencies, foundations, and nonprofits focused on achieving climate and conservation impact. His clients were primarily in North America and Europe, and included leaders and pioneers in clean energy generation and retail, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, climate finance, carbon markets, and CDR.

Daniel was previously a case team leader at The Bridgespan Group, where he advised clients in the US, UK, India, Indonesia, and South Africa, a marketing manager at Astrum Solar, and a senior analyst at the Analysis Group. In 2014 he was the inaugural fellow for the Prime Coalition and in 2006 he cofounded the Drylands Natural Resources Center, an agroforestry nonprofit in Kenya that continues to thrive today.

Education

MBA, Harvard Business School
BA, University of Virginia