Nicholaus Rohleder is the Chief Investment Officer of Mid-America Holdings, a private family office focused on energy and natural resources. In addition to this, Mr. Rohleder is the Co-Founder of Climate Commodities, a global commodity merchant focused on enabling the climate economy, and Climate Risk Partners, a climate-focused insurance company.

Outside of his professional commitments, Mr. Rohleder serves as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, an Alumni Mentor at Columbia University, an Alumni Mentor at the University of Pennsylvania, and was selected for and participated in the Securing America’s Energy Future (SAFE) Energy Security Fellowship focusing on critical minerals policy issues. Mr. Rohleder is also a former Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and currently serves as a member of the global Forbes 30 Under 30 board as a representative for Texas.

Mr. Rohleder received a Master of Science in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Environmental Engineering and Technology from the University of Pennsylvania where his research was focused on clean energy technology materials science alterations and substitutions in various clean energy transition scenarios, and a Master of Science in Sustainability Management with a concentration in Environmental Finance from Columbia University where his research was focused on the economics of waste to value conversion technologies in homogeneous and heterogeneous waste input scenarios.