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Shannon Knee

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Founder & CEO at Cetos Water

New York City Metropolitan Area

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About

Shannon Knee is the Founder and CEO of Cetos Water, which develops a solvent-based system for treating hypersaline industrial wastewater that recovers freshwater and critical minerals without membranes or thermal evaporation. The company's first continuous demonstration unit is operating in West Virginia, and its work has been recognized by the Department of Energy, ARPA-E, Imagine H2O, Creative Destruction Lab, and Wheaton Precious Metals. Prior to founding Cetos, Knee spent a decade in private equity and previously worked as an investor at Goldman Sachs; she is currently an EFI Climate Fellow at Entrepreneurs for Impact.

Founder & CEO at Cetos Water

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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)Toronto · $50K – $250K checksManta Ray VenturesLondon

Experience

  1. Entrepreneurs for Impact (Climate CEOs)EFI Climate Fellowcurrent2026 — present
  2. Cetos WaterFounder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  3. Grip + BandFounder2021 — 2024
  4. Cornell CapitalManaging Director2015 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Glenview CapitalAnalyst2013 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Goldman SachsAnalyst, Principal Investment Area2011 — 2013New York, New York
  7. Goldman SachsAnalyst, Investment Banking Division2009 — 2011New York, New York

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Who is Shannon Knee?
Shannon Knee is the Founder and CEO of Cetos Water, which develops a solvent-based system for treating hypersaline industrial wastewater that recovers freshwater and critical minerals without membranes or thermal evaporation. The company's first continuous demonstration unit is operating in West Virginia, and its work has been recognized by the Department of Energy, ARPA-E, Imagine H2O, Creative Destruction Lab, and Wheaton Precious Metals. Prior to founding Cetos, Knee spent a decade in private equity and previously worked as an investor at Goldman Sachs; she is currently an EFI Climate Fellow at Entrepreneurs for Impact.
Where does Shannon Knee work?
Shannon Knee is Founder & CEO of Cetos Water.
What companies did Shannon Knee found?
Shannon Knee founded Cetos Water.
Where did Shannon Knee go to school?
Shannon Knee studied at The Wharton School (BSE, Finance and Management).

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