Intern - Investment and Portfolio Management

This position is at NY Green Bank, a division of NYSERDA.  NY Green Bank is a specialized investment fund dedicated to bridging financial gaps and mobilizing private capital to advance the build-out of clean energy and renewable infrastructure in New York State.

NY Green Bank collaborates with the private sector to transform financing markets. It also develops transaction structures and methodologies that overcome typical clean energy investment barriers and can serve as replicable models for other capital providers.

As a leader in advancing New York’s energy transition, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has remained a credible, objective and trusted partner in our State’s energy planning as well as deploying new and innovative technologies to expand New York’s economy. NYSERDA has worked for the past 50 years to protect the environment and help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, lower energy costs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. NYSERDA engages with stakeholders including residents, business owners, developers, community leaders, local government officials, universities, utilities, investors, entrepreneurs, and more, to develop, invest, and foster conditions that:

• Attract the private sector capital investment needed to expand New York’s clean energy economy.
• Overcome barriers to using clean energy at a large-scale in New York.
• Enable New York’s communities and residents to benefit equitably from energy efficiency and renewable energy.

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW

NY Green Bank (“NYGB”) is a globally recognized $1.0 billion sustainable investment management fund with the mission to accelerate clean energy deployment in New York State (“NYS” or the “State”) by collaborating with the private sector to transform financing markets. NYGB works to increase the size, volume and breadth of sustainable infrastructure investment activity throughout the State, expand the base of investors focused on NYS clean energy, and increase market participants’ access to capital on commercial terms. To achieve these objectives, NYGB develops transaction structures and methodologies that overcome typical clean energy investment barriers, such as challenges evaluating risk and addressing the needs of distributed energy and efficiency projects where underwriting may be geared more towards larger and/or groups of somewhat homogeneous investment opportunities. With more than $2.6 billion invested as of December 2025, NYGB has demonstrated that many of the financial market barriers to sustainable infrastructure projects in NYS are surmountable. NYGB is a division of the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (“NYSERDA”). 

This is a paid internship for current students at an accredited college. The pay rate is from $18 to $20 per hour based on current class year. This internship will begin on June 1, 2026 and continue to August 21, 2026.

Interns must be located in New York State or an immediately adjacent state while working. It is expected that interns will follow our telework policy, with a combination of in-office and remote work. Interns work up to 18.5 hours per week during the semester, and up to 37.5 hours per week between semesters, when not attending classes.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Present new investment proposals to NYGB’s scoring committee.
• Prepare reports, analyses, and presentations to assist with investment decision-making and monitoring of existing transactions.
• Perform market research and analyze industry trends to support business development activities.
• Communicate regularly with internal management and external stakeholder groups.
• Work on high-performance teams to drive projects forward and deliver on schedule.
• Perform other responsibilities as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Current student at an accredited college, preferably a Junior entering their Senior year (Class of 2026), working toward a bachelor’s degree (relevant majors may include but are not limited to business, finance, economics, energy, environmental studies).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets and clean energy or sustainable infrastructure.
• Experience with MS Excel and other MS Office products.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts.
• Excellent work ethic and aptitude to perform under tight deadlines to contribute to NYGB’s success.
• Capable of working under limited supervision and taking on new and unfamiliar tasks.
• Experience conducting financial analysis is a plus.

TO APPLY

Please submit 2 files, one for the resume (1 page) and another for your Cover Letter containing a 150-word statement of interest. Please submit your application online through our Careers page by February 13, 2026. 

(Applications submitted only through your school’s recruiting portal will not be considered.)

Please note that during the application process, you may be prompted to opt-in to Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) scoring. This is an automatic request in the ADP system but is not a feature that is used by NYSERDA in its recruiting and hiring process. Your response will have no impact on your application to NYSERDA.

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