Phil

Phil De Luna is a research capitalist – finding, co-investing, and developing the most impactful technologies to solve climate change. He is currently serving at the National Research Council of Canada as the youngest-ever Director where he built and leads a $57M collaborative research program on Canada-made clean energy technology. Phil is a Governor General Gold Medal-winning scientist, a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto. His world leading research on CO2 conversion and accelerated materials discovery has been published in high-impact journals like Science and Nature. Phil is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, a Carbon XPRIZE Finalist, a Forbes Top 30 Under 30, a Governor General Gold Medalist, and a multiple TEDx speaker. He has given hundreds of talks, interviews, podcasts, and commentaries on science, climate change, innovation, public policy, and increasing diversity in leadership positions.