Denise Miller is a General Partner at WovenEarth Ventures and a member of the Investment Committee. She oversees analytics and reporting as well as the firm's business operations, governance, and compliance. Denise conducts investment and operational diligence on new and existing investment managers and provides input and guidance on the portfolio construction process and investment strategy.
Denise brings an extensive background in strategy and systems that ranges from work in India for the Clinton Foundation to serving as a strategy consultant for leading US utilities and oil and gas companies with a focus on impact and decarbonization.
Prior to WovenEarth, she oversaw acquisition and divestiture activities, drove alignment on long-term business strategy with the board, and led the annual business planning process for Aera Energy, formerly the second-largest oil and gas producer in California and a joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil. In this role, she led efforts to chart a path to reduce the carbon intensity of brownfield oil and gas assets, culminating in a divestiture to CPPIB and IKAV Energy, motivated by the decarbonization trajectory.
Denise holds an MBA and an MS in Environmental Policy and Planning from the University of Michigan. She is also a Kauffman Fellow.

