JPMorgan has appointed veteran energy banker Robert Keepers as the new Head of Climate Tech within its Green Economy Banking division, strengthening the firm’s capacity to support companies driving the commercial adoption of decarbonization technologies. The move underscores the bank’s expanding strategic focus on low-carbon industries as clients across manufacturing, mobility, infrastructure and digital technology look for financial partners capable of navigating complex transition pathways. The appointment also reflects a broader shift across global finance, where major institutions are consolidating climate, technology and energy expertise under specialised platforms built to accelerate the next wave of climate solutions.

A Long-Serving Energy Banker Takes on a Central Climate Role

Keepers brings nearly two decades of experience at JPMorgan, most recently as a Managing Director in the Renewable Energy Group within Corporate Client Banking and Specialized Industries. His career has spanned advisory roles in both traditional and low-carbon energy markets. Early in his tenure he focused on capital solutions and risk management for oil and gas companies, giving him deep insight into the financial architecture of legacy energy systems. In recent years he shifted toward renewable energy, supporting developers, manufacturers and infrastructure owners as clean power deployment accelerated across the United States. This combination of conventional and emerging energy expertise positions Keepers to guide the bank’s climate tech clients through both market opportunities and structural barriers that accompany industrial decarbonization.

Strengthening JPMorgan’s Green Economy Banking Platform

JPMorgan launched its Green Economy team in 2021 to concentrate sector-specific financial expertise in three critical transition areas: renewable energy, sustainable finance and climate technology. The climate tech segment supports companies producing or enabling next-generation decarbonization technologies, ranging from electric vehicle manufacturing and battery storage to waste circularity, agriculture innovation, grid software and energy-efficient computing. The decision to appoint a dedicated Head of Climate Tech signals the firm’s intention to deepen advisory and financing support for clients working at the technological frontier of climate mitigation. These clients often require specialised capital structures, project guidance and operational insight to commercialise complex technologies in rapidly evolving markets.

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A Major Expansion Backed by the Firm’s Long-Term Sustainable Finance Commitments

JPMorgan has committed to finance and facilitate more than two and a half trillion dollars over a ten-year period to support sustainable development, including one trillion dollars explicitly allocated to green initiatives. Progress to date shows the scale at which the bank is already operating. As of year-end 2024, the firm had delivered nine hundred billion dollars toward its overall sustainable development finance target, including more than three hundred billion dollars directed at green activities. These commitments provide the financial foundation for JPMorgan’s climate tech strategy, offering clients a combination of global reach, balance sheet strength and specialty knowledge as markets shift toward electrification, efficiency and low-carbon industrial processes.

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Leadership Endorsement and Expectations for the Climate Tech Franchise

In announcing the appointment, Eric Cohen, Group Head and Managing Director for Green Economy and Renewable Energy Banking at JPMorgan Chase, highlighted Keepers’ nearly twenty-year tenure, his commitment to mentoring talent and his wide-ranging experience across the energy value chain. Cohen noted that Keepers will play a central role in helping climate tech companies grow and contribute to a low-carbon, energy-secure economy. The firm expects the Climate Tech team to continue scaling its coverage as demand rises for financial solutions that can support carbon reduction technologies at both early and commercial stages. Keepers’ mandate includes strengthening advisory capabilities, expanding strategic relationships and ensuring that new technologies can secure financing at the speed required by market and policy shifts.

Positioning JPMorgan to Support the Next Phase of Clean Technology Growth

The appointment arrives at a moment when climate technology markets are undergoing rapid expansion and increasing volatility. Sectors such as battery manufacturing, hydrogen, grid optimisation and carbon management require financial institutions with the expertise to evaluate complex technologies and structure investments that balance risk with long-term strategic value. JPMorgan’s decision to elevate Keepers reflects this need for specialised leadership. By strengthening the Climate Tech franchise, the bank positions itself to remain a leading financial partner for companies shaping the next generation of climate solutions. The combination of capital commitment, cross-sector experience and sector-focused leadership signals JPMorgan’s belief that climate technology will play a defining role in its long-term client strategy.

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