Alexander Karsner

Mr. Alexander A. Karsner is a Senior Strategist at X Development LLC, an Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Manifest Energy LLC, an Independent Director at Applied Materials, Inc., a Chairman-Energy Transition at Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., an Executive Chairman at Drink LMNT, Inc., a Member at American Academy of Arts & Sciences, a Member at Precourt Institute For Energy, a Member at The Hoover Institution and a Member at The Trilateral Commission.
He is on the Board of Directors at Applied Materials, Inc., Conservation International Foundation, Exxonmobil Holdings Corp., The Welch Institute and National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
Mr. Karsner was previously employed as an Independent Director by Exxonmobil Corp., an Independent Director by Broadscale Acquisition Corp., a Managing Partner by Emerson Collective LLC, an Assistant Secretary by Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, an Assistant Secretary-USA by Department of Energy & Environment (District of Columbia), an Assistant Secretary-Energy Efficiency by U.S.
Department of Energy Facilities Retirement Plan, a Managing Director by Enercorp, Inc., a Principal by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a Member by Energy Futures Initiative, Inc., an Associate by Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a Founder by The Aspen Institute, Inc., a Member by The National Petroleum Council, and a Senior Advisor by VantagePoint Management, Inc. He also served on the board at Codexis, Inc., Argonne National Laboratory, Baswood, Inc., Gas Technology Institute Welfare Pl, GTI Energy and William Marsh Rice University.
He received his undergraduate degree from William Marsh Rice University and a graduate degree from The University of Hong Kong.