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Brendan Andersen

Brendan Andersen

Founder at Climate People. Climate, Energy & Deep-Tech Recruiter

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Boston, Massachusetts
Joined December 2025
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Summary

Brendan Andersen is a dedicated climate activist and entrepreneur, having founded Climate People, a recruitment agency solely focused on connecting talent with climate tech companies. After two decades in traditional tech recruiting, he pivoted his career to address the urgent need for a skilled workforce in climate solutions, driven by a personal conviction to make a significant environmental impact. He actively advocates for a 'mobilizing a workforce to help fight against climate change' approach, believing that every job type has a seat at the table in ClimateTech. climatepeople+4
He is a seasoned recruitment expert with over 20 years of experience in tech staffing, having successfully started three satellite recruiting businesses for previous firms. This extensive background equipped him with the skills in identifying talent, understanding market demands, and building effective hiring strategies, which he now applies to scaling the climate tech sector. His expertise is often sought for advice on recruitment best practices, particularly for climate startups. medium+1
Brendan demonstrates strong leadership and entrepreneurial qualities, evidenced by his ability to bootstrap Climate People from the ground up and grow it into a leading climate technology search and recruitment advisory firm. His approach is guided by core pillars of Impact, Optimism, Diversity, and Urgency, and he believes in the power of collaboration within the climate job community, emphasizing an 'all-hands-on-deck' mentality over competition. climatepeople+2

Work

Education

Writing

Climate People's Journey: Our Founder's Story

April 1, 2022

Brendan Andersen's personal story about transitioning his 20+ years of tech recruiting experience into founding Climate People, driven by a passion to make a significant impact on climate change. It details his inspiration, research into ClimateTech, and the core pillars of Climate People: Impact, Optimism, Diversity, and Urgency.

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Green Tech: Brendan Andersen of Climate People On How Their Technology Will Make An Important Positive Impact On The Environment

July 1, 2021

An interview discussing Climate People's mission to reverse the harmful effects of climate change by mobilizing technology and engineering workforce into climate roles. Brendan shares his journey into climate tech, his entrepreneurial spirit, and the importance of risk-taking, trusting intuition, and listening in business.

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Creating a hiring plan for your climate startup

An article providing insights and tips for climate startups on defining values, evaluating gaps, building a talent pipeline, and executing an efficient and unbiased hiring process. Brendan emphasizes the importance of mission alignment and diversity in early-stage hiring.

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Hobbies

Passionate about fitness and youth sports, serving as a founding board member for Framingham Youth Basketball and coaching basketball, baseball, and softball for over eight years. climatepeople

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SCSteve Christiansaid
BABrendan Andersen
is one of the most outgoing and sociable people they know.

Feb 4, 2026