Andy Karsner
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Alexander Karsner (born April 5, 1967) is an American technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and energy and environmental policymaker.
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Born | Alexander Karsner (1967-04-05) April 5, 1967 (age 57) Victorville, California, U.S. |
Education | Rice University (BA) University of Hong Kong (MA) |
Karsner was most recently Managing Partner at Emerson Collective, where he founded and led Elemental, its environmental practice.[1] He is a Senior Strategist and Space Cowboy at X and a Precourt Energy Scholar at Stanford University.[2] From 2006 to 2008, Karsner served in the United States Department of Energy as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.[3]
In 2021 it made headlines when he was elected to the ExxonMobil Board of Directors[4] as one of the first environment-friendly board members of this Big Oil company.[5]