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Alexander Karsner
Began career developing energy
infrastructure. As a private equity
investor, venture partner and advisor,
portfolios have included some of the most
successful clean tech startups
of the past decade
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• Part of the executive leadership
team at X (formerly Google X),
shaping strategy in new energy
industry technologies
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• From 2005 to 2008, served as US
Assistant Secretary of Energy,
responsible for large federal R&D
programs and National Laboratories.
Help enact or implement major legislation
which remains foundational to federal
energy policy and regulation today
Serves on the board of Applied Materials
Relevant Experience
Conventional, alternative, and new
energy technology
Appointed Assistant Energy Secretary
by President Bush and put on the
National Petroleum Council by
President Obama
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Fills Unmet Board Needs
Experience in conventional and
utting-edge energy technologies
Regulatory experience
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"My (recommendation for) energy secretary,
Andy Karsner (a green Republican who led
renewable energy for George W. Bush)."
Tom Friedman, New York Times (April 7, 2020)
Quote Source: Thomas Friedman (Apr. 7, 2020). What America Needs Next: A Biden National Unity Cabinet. New York Times.
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