Biography

Stephen Clearman was appointed to Active Power board of directors in June 2012. Mr. Clearman currently serves as managing partner and co-founder of Kinderhook Partners, LP. Prior to co-founding Kinderhook Partners in 2003, Mr. Clearman co-founded Geocapital Partners, a leading venture capital firm that managed more than $500 million in a series of partnerships in North America and Europe. Prior to his work at Geocapital Partners, Mr. Clearman spent four years at Adler and Company responsible for the origination and management of numerous venture capital investments. In addition to these stints, Mr. Clearman has been a director of a number of public and privately held companies.

Mr. Clearman received a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Haverford College, a master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, and a law degree from Harvard University.