Expert Bio
Kathleen Alexander is the co-founder and CEO of Savor, a climate tech startup pioneering carbon-neutral fat production to decarbonize the global food system. Savor's breakthrough technology eliminates the need for agricultural inputs, addressing the more than 7% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and over 15% of habitable land use attributed to fat and oil production — enabling sustainable alternatives to beloved staples like butter, cheese, and ice cream. Kathleen's career has been defined by a deep commitment to advancing sustainability-enabling technologies, with prior experience as a project director at Orca Sciences, a philanthropist-backed R&D organization focused on energy and climate innovation, as well as consulting work evaluating the technical and economic viability of high-impact climate solutions. She holds a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from MIT, where she was recognized with multiple fellowships. A passionate advocate for a low-emissions, low-land-use future, Kathleen Alexander stands at the forefront of food system transformation, combining rigorous scientific expertise with entrepreneurial vision to deliver scalable solutions to the climate crisis.
