David Henkel-Wallace

About David Henkel-Wallace

Experienced and hands-on startup/turnaround executive and founder of deeply technical companies.I\'ve founded pioneering companies in Open Source, Networking, Cleantech, Life Sciences, and Consumer tech. I\'ve run and grown both established companies and those that were just a concept. I\'ve done turnarounds from Consumer Electronics to Fintech. Though based primarily in Silicon Valley I have lived and worked in Australia, Asia, Europe and throughout North America.I most enjoy working where new technology can transform business and society. Key domains include AI, Open Source, Enterprise, and Cleantech; especially hands-on in startup formation and growth, strategy and business development.

Experience

1. Co-founder and CEO

   Bennu

   Aug 2021 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US

   We founded Bennu to restore our climate to a pre-industrial state better suited to supporting human life. To get there, we are removing methane from the atmosphere.Why methane? It\'s one the worst greenhouse gasses (80x worse then CO2), human activity has released so much methane that it has raised the global temperature by half a degree C. We are working on removing the excess methane that humans are responsible for.

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  S.B.

Skills

• Saas
• Solar Energy
• Linux
• Scalability
• Software Engineering
• Unix
• Executive Management
• Javascript
• Cvs
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Perl
• Open Source
• Embedded Systems
• System Architecture
• Web Development
• C++
• Product Marketing
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Agile Methodologies
• Business Strategy
• Cloud Computing
• Product Management
• Mobile Applications
• Entrepreneurship
• Software Design
• Html
• Negotiation
• Strategic Partnerships
• Mobile Devices
• Web Applications
• Enterprise Software
• Sales Management
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Licensing
• Business Development
• Distributed Systems
• Selling
• Start-Ups