Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 7/100
1 mention(s) identify ALEXANDER A. KARSNER as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | 2025-04-07 | Mr. Karsner’s energy policy and diplomacy experience, in addition to his background in commercializing breakthrough energy technologies, provides the Board with important perspectives. | Experience in commercializing breakthrough energy technologies and background in energy policy; involvement with technology-driven projects. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2013-01-22 | Alexander A. Karsner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Manifest Energy LLC ... Committees: HRCC, SC ... Director Compensation For Fiscal 2012: Alexander A. Karsner Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $79,000, Stock Awards $194,077, All Other Compensation $2,000, Total $275,077. |
| 2014-01-21 | Alexander A. Karsner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Manifest Energy LLC, a clean energy infrastructure development and finance company, since July 2009. From March 2006 to August 2008, he served as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. |
| 2015-02-18 | Alexander A. Karsner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Manifest Energy Inc. He serves on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Strategy Committee. The Director Compensation table shows total compensation of $271,847 for fiscal 2014. |
| 2016-01-27 | Alexander A. Karsner, 48, Director since 2008, Independent, Committees: Human Resources and Compensation Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Strategy Committee. Director Compensation for Fiscal 2015: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $87,000, Stock Awards $196,752, Total $283,752. |
| 2017-01-26 | Alexander A. Karsner, 49, has served as Managing Partner of Emerson Collective... Independent Director... Committees: Human Resources and Compensation Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Strategy Committee... Director Compensation for Fiscal 2016: Alexander A. Karsner 297,103 |
| 2018-01-25 | Alexander A. Karsner is Managing Partner, Emerson Collective. Independent Director since 2008, Age 50. Board Committees: Human Resources and Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating. Director Compensation for Fiscal 2017: Total $319,312. |
| 2019-01-24 | Alexander A. Karsner has served as Managing Partner of Emerson Collective, an investment platform funding non-profit, philanthropic and for-profit portfolios advancing education, immigration, the environment and other social justice initiatives, since January 2016. Mr. Karsner has been Founder and CEO of Manifest Energy Inc., an energy technology development and investment firm, since July 2009, and has served as its Executive Chairman since January 2013. From March 2006 to August 2008, he served as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. From August 2002 to March 2006, Mr. Karsner was Founder and Managing Director of Enercorp, a private company involved in international project development, management and financing of energy infrastructure. Mr. Karsner has also worked with Tondu Energy Systems of Texas, Wartsila Power Development of Finland and other multi-national energy firms and developers. He is also Senior Strategist at X, part of Alphabet Inc., and a Precourt Energy Scholar at Stanford Universitys School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and serves on Advisory Boards of MIT Medialab, Sandia National Laboratory and The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicagos Booth School of Business. Mr. Karsner served as a member of the board of directors of Codexis, Inc. from 2009 to 2014. |
| 2020-01-30 | Alexander A. Karsner is Senior Strategist at X. Board Committees: Human Resources and Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating. Director Compensation for Fiscal 2019: Total $312,619. |
| 2021-01-28 | Alexander A. Karsner is Senior Strategist at X, the innovation lab of Alphabet Inc. Mr. Karsner is also Executive Chairman of Elemental Labs, which pursues market transformation through nature-based solutions. From January 2016 to July 2019, Mr. Karsner served as Managing Partner of Emerson Collective, an investment platform funding non-profit, philanthropic and for-profit portfolios advancing education, immigration, the environment and other social innovation initiatives. Prior to that, Mr. Karsner was the Founder and CEO of Manifest Energy Inc., an energy technology development and investment firm, since July 2009, and has served as its Executive Chairman since January 2013. From March 2006 to August 2008, he served as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. From August 2002 to March 2006, Mr. Karsner was Founder and Managing Director of Enercorp, a private company involved in international project development, management and financing of energy infrastructure. |
| 2022-01-26 | Alexander A. Karsner is Senior Strategist at X, the innovation lab of Alphabet Inc. Mr. Karsner is also Executive Chairman of Elemental Labs, which pursues market transformation through nature-based solutions. He is also the Founder and has been the Chief Executive Officer of Manifest Energy Inc., an energy technology development and investment firm, since July 2009, and has served as its Executive Chairman since January 2013. From January 2016 to July 2019, Mr. Karsner served as Managing Partner of Emerson Collective, an investment platform funding non-profit, philanthropic and for-profit portfolios advancing education, immigration, the environment and other social innovation initiatives. From March 2006 to August 2008, he served as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. From August 2002 to March 2006, Mr. Karsner was Founder and Managing Director of Enercorp, a private company involved in international project development, management and financing of energy infrastructure. Mr. Karsner currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Exxon Mobil Corporation and Broadscale Acquisition Corp. |
| 2024-01-24 | Alexander A. Karsner Senior Strategist, X (parent company: Alphabet Inc.) Mr. Karsner has extensive global executive leadership experience as well as deep expertise in technology innovation, private equity, public policy and regulation, corporate strategy and sustainability. He is currently a Senior Strategist at X (the Moonshot Factory), the innovation lab of Alphabet Inc., and Executive Chairman of Manifest Energy Inc., an energy technology development and investment firm he founded in 2009. Mr. Karsner is also Founder of Elemental, which innovates market-based solutions and technology for conservation and environment. Key skills and qualifications Executive Leadership; Global Business: Mr. Karsner has over 30 years of experience in executive leadership positions with numerous organizations with significant global operations, including his current role at X and public company board experience at ExxonMobil. Mr. Karsner was the Founder and Managing Director of Enercorp., a company involved in international project development, management and financing of energy infrastructure. Industry and Technology; Growth and Emerging Technologies; Strategy and Innovation: Mr. Karsner currently serves as Senior Strategist at X, which has catalyzed technologies for autonomous vehicles, drone delivery and industrial robotics. From 2016 to 2019, Mr. Karsner served as Managing Partner of Emerson Collective, an investment platform funding venture and private equity portfolios, as well as non-profit, philanthropic investments advancing education, immigration, health and the environment. As a private equity investor, venture partner and strategic advisor, Mr. Karsner’s portfolios have included some of the most innovative startups over the last 15 years, such as Nest (AI), Tesla (mobility), Recurrent (solar), Codexis (biotech), Boom (aerospace) and Carbon (3-D printing). Government Policy and Sustainability: Mr. Karsner has extensive experience in government policy and relations, and offers our Board valuable insight into the regulatory environment. From 2006 to 2008, he served as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, responsible for multi-billion dollar federal applied science R&D programs and national labs. In this role, he helped assemble significant bipartisan coalitions to implement the Energy Policy Act and enact the Energy Independence and Security Act and the America Competes Act. Mr. Karsner was a U.S. Principal representative to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and a delegate to the bilateral U.S.-China and U.S.-India Track II dialogues on Climate Change, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. Mr. Karsner also serves on the board of Conservation International and is a member of the boards of advisors of the Energy Futures Initiative, MIT Media Lab and the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University. INDEPENDENT Age: 56 Director Since: 2008 Board Committees Corporate Governance and Nominating Human Resources and Compensation Other Current Public Company Directorships Exxon Mobil Corporation Former Public Company Directorships (within last five years) Broadscale Acquisition Corp. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2022-04-07 | Alexander A. Karsner Principal occupation: Former Managing Partner, Emerson Collective; Senior Strategist, X Age 55 Director since 2021 Independent director Committees: Board Affairs, Public Issues and Contributions Non-Employee Director Compensation for 2021 Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) Stock Awards ($)(c) Total ($) A.A. Karsner 58,022 494,400 552,538 |
| 2023-04-13 | Alexander A. Karsner Independent director Director since 2021 Age 56 Committees: Environment, Safety and Public Policy; Nominating and Governance Non-Employee Director Compensation for 2022 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 110,000 Stock Awards ($) 156,006 Total ($) 266,260 |
| 2024-04-11 | Alexander A. Karsner Independent director Director since 2021 Age 57 Committees: Environment, Safety and Public Policy; Nominating and Governance ... Non-Employee Director Compensation for 2023 ... A.A. Karsner 110,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 269,400 Stock Awards, Total 379,637 |
| 2025-04-07 | Mr. Karsner’s energy policy and diplomacy experience, in addition to his background in commercializing breakthrough energy technologies, provides the Board with important perspectives. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01