Tony Blair Associates joins Khosla Ventures (Silicon Valley)

Khosla Ventures said Monday that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his team joined the firm as senior advisors.

Menlo Park-based Khosla Ventures said the collaboration "will leverage his advocacy for environmental issues and his global relationships to help Khosla’s broad portfolio of clean technology companies maximize their effectiveness in achieving their environmental goals."

Founded by Vinod Khosla in 2004, Khosla Ventures said it is developing "one of the largest, most diverse, and eclectic cleantech portfolios."

As part of the relationship, Blair accompanied Vinod Khosla over the weekend to tour the Calera green cement demonstration plant in Moss Landing.

Tony Blair Associates will offer strategic advice to Khosla Ventures’ green portfolio companies. "With Mr. Blair’s support, Khosla Ventures will continue to foster innovations that can cost-effectively reduce carbon emissions -- in areas that include solar, batteries, biofuels, lighting, mechanical and energy efficiency, and building materials," the firm said.

Read the full story in the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal.