Shiv Bhakta
FounderCEO & Co-Founder at Active Surfaces
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedActive Surfaces
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About
Before starting the company in 2022, he worked as an engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy on nuclear projects and applied energy commercialization, and earlier held engineering roles at ExxonMobil and bp. He holds a joint MS and MBA from MIT and has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Energy.
CEO & Co-Founder at Active Surfaces
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Shivam BhaktaExecutive Officer, Director
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Richard SwartwoutCTO & Co-Founder
Experience
- Active SurfacesFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — present
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Engineer (Applied Energy, Commercialization)2022
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Engineer (Nuclear, Projects)2020 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- ExxonMobilEngineer (Downstream)2017 — 2020Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area
- bpEngineer (Onshore Natural Gas)2016
- Scottish Inn / America's InnSmall Family Business2005 — 2016
Skills & more
Ultimate Frisbee
- CELI Fellow — Clean Energy Leadership Institute
- En-ROADS Climate Ambassador — Climate Interactive
- Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies — Stanford University School of Engineering
- Energy Sector Strategies to Support Green Growth — The World Bank Group
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shiv Bhakta?
- Before starting the company in 2022, he worked as an engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy on nuclear projects and applied energy commercialization, and earlier held engineering roles at ExxonMobil and bp. He holds a joint MS and MBA from MIT and has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Energy.
- Where does Shiv Bhakta work?
- Shiv Bhakta is CEO & Co-Founder of Active Surfaces.
- What companies did Shiv Bhakta found?
- Shiv Bhakta founded Active Surfaces.
- Where did Shiv Bhakta go to school?
- Shiv Bhakta studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Civil & Environmental Engineering); MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA); Terra.do (Fellow, Climate Change).
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