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Bilal's focus at General Catalyst is on investments in both new and existing technology businesses in the areas of advanced materials, clean energy and environment related technologies.
Bilal joined General Catalyst from GEO2 Technologies, a materials science clean tech company in automotive emissions control, where he was a co-founder and VP of Product Development. Prior to joining GEO2, Bilal was a strategy consultant in the Boston office of The Boston Consulting Group, advising clients in automotive and industrial markets, especially in matters of technology, innovation and intellectual property.
Bilal has been a mentor and advisor to investors and entrepreneurs. He serves on the steering committee for the University Research and Entrepreneurship Symposium (URES) and on the Entrepreneurship Taskforce of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a non-profit organization focused on helping entrepreneurs. He is a Board member of The Boston Group, a policy think tank, and is a member of the core founding team of the first science and engineering research university in Pakistan (LUMS School of Science and Engineering).
Bilal earned a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from MIT where he worked with Prof. Mario Molina (Chemistry Nobel Laureate, 1995). Bilal was also a visiting researcher at the Pacific Northwest national Labs (DoE). Bilal’s technical work has been published in several patents and peer-reviewed journal publications.
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