# Nicole Neeman Brady

> Nicole Neeman Brady is a Los Angeles-based operating partner at TPG Rise Climate. Her career includes founding and leading Edison Water Resources, leadership at Renewable Resources Group, and service on the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners from 2019 to March 2024. She works across water, energy and sustainability investment and operations.

- **Role:** Operating Partner at TPG Rise Climate
- **Organizations:** TPG Rise Climate, Renewable Resources Group, Edison Water Resources, Southern California Edison, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (former commissioner), Sustainable Development Acquisition I Corp. (former CEO), Upwell Water (advisory board), Library Foundation of Los Angeles
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts degrees in architecture and economics, with honors, Brown University, MBA, with distinction, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Instrumental in raising and deploying RRG’s $927 million Sustainable Water Impact Fund, according to her 2024 podcast introduction., Founded and grew Edison Water Resources; its projects and assets were sold in early 2017., Oversaw evaluation of more than 2,800 energy offers in 2014, resulting in over 4,475 MW of contracted power and approximately 100 agreements with about $17 billion in notional value.

## Career timeline

- **2001–2004** — Worked at Goldman Sachs.
- **2005–2006** — Worked in strategic planning at Twentieth Century Fox.
- **2007** — Worked at McKinsey & Company.
- **2008–2015** — Held operational and leadership roles at Southern California Edison.
- **2015–2017** — President of Edison Water Resources, the distributed water-treatment business she founded.
- **2017** — Joined Renewable Resources Group in leadership roles.
- **2019** — Confirmed to the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners on November 8.
- **2021–2023** — CEO and director of Sustainable Development Acquisition I Corp.; the company announced liquidation in July 2023.
- **2023** — Elected LADWP board vice president on July 11.
- **2024** — Left LADWP board in March; joined Upwell Water advisory board in July; announced joining TPG Rise Climate as an operating partner in September.

## Achievements

- Instrumental in raising and deploying RRG’s $927 million Sustainable Water Impact Fund, according to her 2024 podcast introduction.
- Founded and grew Edison Water Resources; its projects and assets were sold in early 2017.
- Oversaw evaluation of more than 2,800 energy offers in 2014, resulting in over 4,475 MW of contracted power and approximately 100 agreements with about $17 billion in notional value.
- Served on LADWP’s first all-female board and became board vice president in 2023.
- Worked with the Los Angeles City Council on LADWP paid parental leave.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Featured in TPG’s Inside TPG Ops series discussing impact measurement and operating work across its impact platform.
- **2026-03** — Listed as a panelist for The Water Investment Thesis: Risk, Returns and Why Now at the Sustainable Water Investment Summit on March 6.
- **2024-09** — Announced joining TPG Rise Climate as an operating partner.
- **2024-07** — Appointed to Upwell Water’s board of advisors.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tpg.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neemanbrady

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Last updated: 2026-10-09