I focus my time on climate and energy, as a frequent public speaker on the inevitability and increasing price advantage of clean energy; and as an investor in and advisor to clean energy, mobility, and climate-related startups around the world. I’m launching a new venture capital firm focused primarily on climate and clean energy. Get in touch if you’re interested.
I was born in Cairo, Egypt, and came to the US at the age of 3.
I was educated as a computer scientist. I first worked at Microsoft, working early versions of Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, and the Bing search engine. I also founded and ran Apex NanoTechnologies, the world’s first company devoted entirely to software tools to accelerate molecular design.
I’m the award-winning author of five books. Nexus, Crux, and Apex (near future science fiction), The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet (my non-fiction book on how to innovate to solve climate change, food, water, and other resource and environmental challenges), and More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement (my first book, a non-fiction summary of the potential of upgrading human capabilities).
In my personal life, I’ve climbed mountains, descended into icy crevasses, chased sharks through their native domain, backpacked through remote corners of China, and ridden my bicycle down hundreds of miles of the Vietnam coast. I live in Seattle.
Innovation. Disruption. Clean Energy. Neuroscience. Technology. Future Trends. Environmental Challenges.
Fiction, trilogy
Non-fiction.
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Solar, wind, energy storage, electric vehicles, and related technologies on on their way to disrupting the $6 Trillion energy industry. Globally, they’re receiving $250 Billion in investment per year. As the price of solar, wind, and storage plunge, they become increasingly attractive – and increasingly disruptive to the existing industry.
I invest in early stage startups that are part of this transition. I lead investment syndicates that bring other investors into the fold. Feel free to contact me if you’re a startup in the clean energy or sustainability space, or if you’re interested in investing in such companies.
