Alexandra Cooley
Chief Investment Officer
Nuveen Green Capital

Alexandra “Ali” Cooley is an entrepreneur focused on financial innovations to scale the adoption of clean energy. Ali co-founded Greenworks Lending in 2015 and has served as CIO, COO, and CFO from its inception through its acquisition by Nuveen in April 2021, where it was rebranded to Nuveen Green Capital. Ali has overseen the organization’s exceptional growth from lending in one state to more than 30, from 0 to nearly 600 individual assets, and with originations exceeding $3 billion. Prior to co-founding Greenworks, Ali oversaw and managed the development of over $100 million in innovative financing at the Connecticut Green Bank. She earned a BA degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA/MEM from Yale University.