Steve Kloos is a Partner with True North Venture Partners, based in Chicago. True North Venture Partners offers investments and support to early stage businesses that possess the potential to transform, expand, and lead global industries in such sectors as energy, water, waste, and agriculture.
Steve is a native of Minnesota and received a BS in chemistry from University of Wisconsin at River Falls in 1989 and a Ph.D. in chemistry from North Dakota State University in 1994.
Prior to joining True North in November, 2011, Steve held various R&D positions within GE Water, including Advanced Technologies Leader and Membrane Technology Leader. Steve also lived and worked on assignment in China from 2005-2009, establishing GE Water’s R&D team in Shanghai, founding and starting the GE Singapore Water Technology Center, and leading GE Water’s In-China-for-China program. Steve began his career in 1994 at Osmonics, where he started as a Chemist designing membranes and later became responsible for membrane technology.
AGENDA: Steve Kloos will serve as the moderator for the “New Entrants in the Water Game” panel.
