David Keith
Expert in Energy & Environmental Technology
David Keith has worked near the interface between climate science, energy technology and public policy for twenty years. In 2009, David was listed as one of TIME magazine's Heroes of the Environment and advises on a number of high-profile advisory panels such as the UK's Royal Society geo-engineering study. He is currently a professor at Harvard University and serves as president to a start-up company developing industrial-scale technologies for capture of CO2 from ambient air.
David Keith has worked near the interface between climate science, energy technology and public policy for twenty years. He took first prize in Canada's national physics prize exam, won MIT's prize for excellence in experimental physics, and was listed as one of TIME magazine's Heroes of the Environment 2009 (article). David’s academic appointments are at Harvard where he serves as the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. David divides his time between Boston and Calgary where he serves as President of Carbon Engineering a start-up company developing industrial scale technologies for capture of CO2 from ambient air.
Outside of Academia, David has served on numerous high-profile advisory panels such as the UK Royal Society's geo-engineering study, the IPCC, and various Canadian 'blue ribbon' panels and boards. David has addressed technical audiences with articles in Science and Nature, he has consulted for national governments, global industry leaders and international environmental groups, and has reached the public through venues such as the BBC, NPR, CNN and the editorial page of the New York Times.
David has a passion for self-directed wilderness travel from day hikes to multi week trips. He has skied about 1,000 km of North Baffin Island over three expeditions, most recently in 2010.
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