Ishan Sharma

Ishan Sharma is a Fellow at Renaissance Philanthropy.

Ishan is an industrial strategist advancing energy abundance through geologic hydrogen, geothermal, and culture industries. At Renaissance, he directs the Chimera Fund, a field-building initiative accelerating the learning-by-doing curve in the geologic hydrogen ecosystem.

Previously, he served for over two years in the White House, most recently as the principal advisor on industrial innovation at the Office of Science and Technology Policy. There, Ishan founded a new industrial strategy & technology commercialization team, managed a $5 billion innovation cluster portfolio, and led national strategies to deploy civil nuclear, geothermal energy, and geologic hydrogen. He also advised the Office of Management and Budget on implementing historic federal investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and semiconductor manufacturing.

Before government, Ishan developed, launched, and executed several multi-million dollar initiatives at the Federation of American Scientists, including efforts in industrial strategy, technology commercialization, metascience, geothermal, and policy entrepreneurship.

Ishan holds a B.S. from Cornell University. He is a member of the Policy Entrepreneurs Network and the Emergent Ventures community. His writings and keynotes have been featured around the world, including at the UN COP29 and BBC World Service.