Colin Mangham
CXO, USGBC California; Director, Net Zero Accelerator
Colin has guided dozens of global brands through brand strategy, positioning, and campaigns generating more than $500 million in revenue, and advised hundreds of entrepreneurs, helping secure over $85 million in growth capital across companies he has led, co-founded, or closely advised. His work spans company formation, brand and market entry, scale, reinvention, and organizational development across both the private and nonprofit sectors. Since 2020, he has advised and guided the growth of the Net Zero Accelerator (NZA), where he has mentored more than 100 companies through hands-on advisory, commercialization strategy, workshops, investor readiness, and public-facing pitch sessions and panels at major industry events. His work supports progress toward net-zero energy, carbon, water, and waste while strengthening California’s cleantech innovation ecosystem.
He has served on boards of directors, boards of trustees, and advisory boards, contributing governance, strategy, and operational oversight to mission-driven organizations and growth-stage companies.
