Maria Fernanda Juarez

Maria Fernanda Juarez is the Manager of Innovation at National Grid Partners, the corporate venture capital arm of National Grid, based in London, United Kingdom. In this role, she evaluates early-stage companies focused on the energy transition, managing portfolio investments with a minimum size of $100,000 across artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, and energy technology. Previously, Juarez served as the Director of Decarbonization and Grid Innovation at Silicon Valley Clean Energy, where she was a member of the executive leadership team. During her tenure, she oversaw more than $25 million in investments directed toward clean power supply, building electrification, and grid integration initiatives. Earlier in her career, she helped found a sustainable tourism marketplace in Guatemala and facilitated corporate design sprints. Her professional background centers on purpose-driven entrepreneurship, cleantech commercialization, and advancing open innovation strategies within the utility sector.