Alexander GirauCo Founder

United States - Austin, Texas

Pragmatic Visionary. Founding CEO of two battery material companies based on core technology spun out and licensed (30+ patents) from two R1 research institutions and major corporate: Tulane, UT-Austin, and Sharp Corporation. Named Inventor on 17 granted battery, material, and process patents. Raised over $30M in VC. Still looking to leave the world better than I found it.

Keywords: Strategy, Batteries, Surface Chemistry,, Startups, Material Science, Solid State Chemistry, Chemical Process Engineering, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Innovation, Commercialization, Intellectual Property Strategy, Applied Computational Science

I have a vision for a better future. A future with clearer air, cleaner water, and bluer skies. I am driven to bring this future to reality. I've assembled a unique combination of skill sets, experiences, and perspectives in order to make this vision become a reality.

I am a technologist with 15+ years of experience in research, industrial, and start-up settings. These efforts have resulted in 17 patents.

I am also a creative strategist. I excel at going from the 10,000 foot view to the 1 nanometer view and then back again. I see connections between things that are seemingly far apart to draw inspiration and develop unique mental models.

I am an operator that values efficiency and operational excellence. I have the ability to turn strategy into tactics that yield results. I take pride in adroitly assembling disparate resources in creative ways to produce effective solutions.

The combination of technologist + strategist + operator skill-sets afford me the opportunity, responsibility, and privilege to uniquely affect the world in a substantive way.

By decarbonizing our globe we will be able to bring forward a better future. A future with clearer air, cleaner water, and bluer skies.