Bio

Dr. Michael E. Webber is the Chief Technology Officer at Energy Impact Partners where he helps conduct technical due diligence, spot key technology trends, and identify promising startups and entrepreneurs. In addition to his role at EIP, he is a Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Webber’s expertise spans research and education at the convergence of engineering, policy, and commercialization on topics related to innovation, energy, and the environment. He has served as the Chief Science and Technology Officer at ENGIE, a global energy & infrastructure services company, based in Paris, France. He is also a successful entrepreneur and is a founder of DISCO Learning Media, an educational technology startup, which was acquired in 2018. Dr. Webber is an author, having authored more than 500 publications and multiple books, including Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Survival and  Power Trip: the Story of Energy, which also has an award-winning 6-part companion series that aired on PBS, Amazon Prime and iTunes in 2020. He also holds 6 patents, was selected as a Fellow of ASME and as a member of the 4th class of the Presidential Leadership Scholars, which is a leadership training program organized by Presidents George W. Bush and William J. Clinton and serves on the advisory board for Scientific American. Dr. Webber holds a BA in Plan II Honors liberal arts and BS in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an MS and PhD in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. He lives in Austin, TX.