Kirk Coburn is an entrepreneur, investor, and start-up advocate from Texas who is passionate about solving the world's climate and energy problems. He holds an MBA and a BBA from The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business. As an active investor, he has invested in companies like LO3 Energy, Biota Technology, NeoTreks, Inc, and Synapse, among others. He is the former Founder & Managing Director at SURGE Ventures and Investment Director at Shell Ventures. Kirk has also worked in marketing, finance, and operations at Dell, Security Broadband, and Gaylord Entertainment, among other organizations. He is a former board member of EO (Entrepreneur's Organization) and a former elected official at West Travis County Municipal Utility District #5. Kirk is the founder of the Frontier Conference and has mentored start-ups at Techstars. He is an advocate of moonshot ideas that will transform the energy and the environment, and an avid surfer and outdoors enthusiast. Visit his blog at kirkcoburn.com for more.