▁a ▁consult ant ▁at ▁McK in sey ▁& ▁Company ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁vent ure ▁capital ist ▁with ▁Gr oupe ▁Ar na ult , ▁and ▁was ▁commercial ▁director ▁of ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁Television ▁( now ▁A PT N ), ▁and ▁found ing ▁director ▁of ▁Sports ▁News ▁Television ▁( SN TV ). ▁ ▁Lie bre ich ▁created ▁New ▁Energy ▁Fin ance ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁as ▁a ▁special ist ▁provider ▁of ▁information ▁on ▁clean ▁energy ▁and ▁resources ▁for ▁the ▁fin ance ▁and ▁energy ▁indust ries , ▁manufact ur ers ▁and ▁polic ym akers . ▁He ▁reported ly ▁started ▁the ▁company ▁with ▁" the ▁help ▁of ▁intern s ▁and ▁a ▁Polish ▁programmer ▁he ▁found ▁on ▁R ent ▁A ▁C oder ". ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁had ▁built ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Lie bre ich ▁was ▁the ▁executive ▁producer ▁of ▁a ▁video ▁short ▁illustr ating ▁the ▁world ' s ▁ult imate ▁shift ▁away ▁from ▁foss il ▁fu els , ▁titled ▁" First ▁They ▁Ign ore ▁You ... ". ▁ ▁Lie bre ich ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁numerous ▁energy - f oc used ▁industry ▁groups , ▁including ▁the ▁World ▁Econom ic ▁Forum ' s ▁Global ▁Ag enda ▁Council ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Energy ▁Architecture ▁and ▁the ▁UN ▁Secretary ▁General ' s ▁High ▁Level ▁Group ▁on ▁S ust ain able ▁Energy ▁for ▁All