McBee Strategic Opens Silicon Valley Office.

With Washington focused on clean tech, firm strengthens its connection to the entrepreneurial and venture community

Palo Alto, CA – McBee Strategic Consulting LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting and public affairs firm, has set up shop in Silicon Valley.  As venture capital investment in clean energy companies climbs to record levels and Washington overhauls national energy policy and accelerates clean energy development, McBee sees a growing opportunity for the company’s energy solutions in the Valley’s clean tech community.

“We’re entering a period of structural change in how energy markets are regulated, which will advantage technologies that provide cleaner, greener and more sustainable alternatives to traditional fossil fuel energy solutions,” said Steve McBee, the firm’s founder and president. 

“Clean tech venture investors and entrepreneurs who lean into the change curve in Washington will recognize significant competitive advantage,” McBee continued.  “We help our clients understand, shape and adjust to these changes in ways that create leverage, increase valuation, and strengthen their overall market positions.”

Over the past year, McBee has met regularly with clean energy start-ups and venture capital firms in Silicon Valley to direct their attention to the changes afoot in Washington and how those changes stand to impact their businesses and their investments. 

“Many in the clean tech venture community cut their teeth in non-regulated industries such as IT, but they have come to recognize the unique and highly influential role government decision making has on clean energy markets,” said McBee. 

With both major party presidential candidates promising to tackle climate change and invest in renewable energy sources, the policy and investment landscape is poised for significant shifts well beyond the 2008 elections. “Change in Washington in the clean energy policy space will be dynamic in nature and structural in application,” said McBee.

Given its own entrepreneurial roots and emphasis on clean technology, McBee Strategic has considered Silicon Valley and its innovative business community to be a natural fit for its brand of public affairs and business strategy solutions. Through its Palo Alto office, McBee Strategic intends to deepen its connection to the region.

 “We felt the time was right to establish a permanent presence in Silicon Valley,” said McBee.  “We look forward to helping our partners in the region turn political and policy change into a source of competitive advantage.”

About McBee Strategic Consulting, LLC

Founded in 2002, McBee Strategic Consulting is an integrated provider of lobbying, communications, capital markets, and business development solutions.  Generating the highest value consulting products, McBee Strategic embodies the best qualities of both large and small firms – extensive political and professional resources, as well as hands-on attention at the principal and senior executive levels.  With a client portfolio that includes Fortune 500, capital markets, and emerging growth companies, as well as public sector and non-profit organizations, McBee Strategic’s well-established track record and reputation for excellence is tied directly to its core operating philosophy – to create value by connecting its work to its clients’ core, bottom-line objectives.  McBee Strategic has offices in Washington, DC, Seattle, and Palo Alto.

For further information about McBee Strategic and a list of clients, please visit www.mcbeestrategic.com.

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