Manuel Schönfeld is the founder and CEO of PowerX, a company dedicated to fighting climate change and backed by prominent venture capitalists like Sequoia Scout Fund, Y Combinator, and Antler.

With a rich professional background, Manuel has worked as a project manager at McKinsey & Company, where he provided cutting-edge energy solutions advice to governments and private sectors globally, focusing on areas like Power-to-X, hydrogen to chemicals, and solar to cooling.

Prior to his tenure at McKinsey, Manuel held roles at prestigious organizations like the World Bank, Morgan Stanley Hong Kong, and the Ministry of Labor of Saudi Arabia, emphasizing renewable energy and intelligence testing.

Manuel's academic journey is equally impressive, having been a McCloy Scholar at Harvard University, a Van Beek Scholar at the Wharton Business School, and a recipient of scholarships from Haniel and Studienstiftung. He studied a diverse range of subjects at institutions like the University of Heidelberg and the Rotterdam School of Management.