Jeffrey Harris

With over 40 years experience, Jeffrey Harris is a senior advisor to Quantum Energy Partners, LLC, an energy-focused private equity firm headquartered in Houston. He sits on the firm’s investment committee and oversees the Quantum Innovation Fund, a venture capital pool backing management teams building technology-enabled businesses to support the energy transition. Prior to joining Quantum Energy Partners in 2012, including tenure as a senior partner at Warburg Pincus and head of its energy group. During that time, Jeffrey advised companies around the world and oversaw $4 billion of equity investment. With expertise investing in and working with companies in the technology, consumer/industrial, telecoms, and energy industries, Jeffrey has also served on the board of directors for over 50 companies, including 15 publicly-listed companies.

Jeffrey is a member of the board of trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the Cranbrook Educational Community and Friends of The High Line in New York. He was an adjunct professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business for 13 years where he taught courses on venture capital, innovation and entrepreneurship. He previously served as chairman of the National Venture Capital Association where he was a board member for six years. Jeffrey holds a BS in economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.