Energy Seminar at Harvard with Alex Klaessig, Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder @ Halcyon
Monday, Oct 26, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Room 3.5. Located in the Belfer Building of Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge
Alex Klaessig, Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder @ Halcyon will speak at the next Energy Seminar on Monday, October 26th.
Join to learn how Halcyon (+100mil+ valuation) is using AI to transform energy data collection for utility and grid operators, renewable energy developers, hyperscalers, and financial institutions
Alex Klaessig is Chief Data Officer (CDO) and co-founder at Halcyon. In his role, Alex oversees Halcyon’s data strategy, determining what data and information sources are aggregated within the company’s data catalog. He also works closely with the data science and engineering teams to build and maintain Halcyon's Data Subscriptions, regularly updated data sets collated from Halcyon's platform that are vetted by subject-matter experts. Previously, Alex was senior director for the Hydrogen and Renewable Gas Forum at S&P Global Commodity Insights, where his primary research focused on hydrogen applications. He has a decade of experience studying the impact of environmental regulation on the electric power sector for North America power market practice. Before consulting, Alex worked at the US Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Information. He holds a BS in Physics from the University of Delaware and an MPP in Energy Policy from American University.
** Note for non-Harvard affiliates and attendees without HUIDs: HKS security requires guest lists to be submitted 2 business days prior. Please register ASAP to guarantee your admission to the event.
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Join to learn how Halcyon (+100mil+ valuation) is using AI to transform energy data collection for utility and grid operators, renewable energy developers, hyperscalers, and financial institutions
Alex Klaessig is Chief Data Officer (CDO) and co-founder at Halcyon. In his role, Alex oversees Halcyon’s data strategy, determining what data and information sources are aggregated within the company’s data catalog. He also works closely with the data science and engineering teams to build and maintain Halcyon's Data Subscriptions, regularly updated data sets collated from Halcyon's platform that are vetted by subject-matter experts. Previously, Alex was senior director for the Hydrogen and Renewable Gas Forum at S&P Global Commodity Insights, where his primary research focused on hydrogen applications. He has a decade of experience studying the impact of environmental regulation on the electric power sector for North America power market practice. Before consulting, Alex worked at the US Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Information. He holds a BS in Physics from the University of Delaware and an MPP in Energy Policy from American University.
** Note for non-Harvard affiliates and attendees without HUIDs: HKS security requires guest lists to be submitted 2 business days prior. Please register ASAP to guarantee your admission to the event.
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