Tim Newell on Leadership, Legacy & GreenFi

The Mike Litton Experience

Mike Litton

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🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful episode of The Mike Litton Experience, I sit down with Tim Newell—former White House advisor to Vice President Al Gore and President Bill Clinton, and now the visionary co-founder of GreenFi, a groundbreaking climate-friendly fintech company.

From shaping national science and tech policy in the 1990s to disrupting traditional banking in the name of climate action, Tim shares never-before-heard insights into:

What it was really like working in the White House during pivotal global moments
How leaders like Al Gore and Bill Clinton shaped his approach to tackling big, hard problems
Why where you bank might be hurting the environment—and what you can do about it
How GreenFi is planting millions of trees and helping consumers align their money with their values
The future of climate-driven finance and how you can make an impact without sacrificing returns

Whether you’re into politics, sustainability, leadership, or just want smarter ways to support the planet—this episode delivers real substance and inspiration.

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Guest: Tim Newell

Former White House Advisor (Clinton-Gore Administration)
Venture Capital & Technology Community Liaison during Clinton’s Re-election
Co-Founder & CEO of GreenFi – A climate-first fintech company planting millions of trees and helping consumers divest from fossil fuel-funded banks.

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0:00.0	spent the next five years working for Bill Clinton and Al Gore on the White House staff
0:05.8	as the deputy director of the Science and Technology Office in the White House.
0:12.2	How was that?
0:13.7	It was intense and it was an amazing experience
0:21.0	where you get up and you read the paper
0:24.2	and you know what your day is going to be like.
0:26.0	What was the number one thing you learned working with Al Gore?
0:37.2	Two things, I would say the first is is that is that you can take on really big hard issues
0:47.5	and make a difference because that was something that that for the vice president, for Al, was the signature.
0:58.4	So same question.
0:59.7	What's the single most important thing that you learned working with Bill Clinton?
1:06.2	A lot of things learned for Bill Clinton.
1:08.5	But if I had to pick one thing, it was what made Bill Clinton a once-in-a-generation politician.
1:18.4	What that was is that he was as comfortable having a debate about.
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