Andy KarsnerSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Andy Karsner is managing partner of Emerson Collective, senior strategist at Alphabet X, and Precourt Energy Scholar at Stanford University. As an entrepreneur and advisor, he worked with venture capital and private-equity portfolios for start-ups including Nest, Tesla, Recurrent, and Codexis. From 2005 to 2008, Karsner was assistant US energy secretary for efficiency and renewable energy. His previous global leadership roles include founder and CEO of wind power development firm Enercorp, international agent of Vestas, and director and senior development manager for Wartsila Power Development. Karsner’s board service includes Applied Materials, Conservation International, The Gas Technology Institute, and the advisory boards of MIT Media Lab and Sandia National Lab.

Andy Karsner is executive chairman of Manifest Energy, a firm committed to energy development, investment and financing. Having experienced senior leadership roles in large corporations, entrepreneurial startups, government, finance and diplomacy, he founded Manifest Energy Advisors to offer select clients in industry, utilities, manufacturing and finance, timely strategic thought leadership in energy resources, technology and policy. Over the last 25 years, Karsner has developed and funded energy projects on every continent, including oil, gas, coal, wind, solar, biomass and industrial manufacturing. He has represented and negotiated on behalf of the United States in several important international energy and environmental accords. The Wall Street Journal deemed him: "The Wolf in the Henhouse" for his unique voice in Washington and advocacy for policy solutions that diversify our energy mix, enhance global security and the environment, and promote economic growth and development.

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