Tenzin Seldon

Tenzin Seldon is an established global leader, founder, and venture capitalist with over two decades of experience scaling climate technologies. She co-founded a net-negative infrastructure company that utilizes the redevelopment and adaptive reuse of historic buildings.

Previously, Tenzin worked at the United Nations Environment Programme in Thailand, where she oversaw the region’s disaster risk reduction policy. She is an advisor and serves on several private and public boards, including Marathon Digital Holdings, Stanford University’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, UN NGO Creative Visions Foundation, and One Earth. Tenzin has led numerous investment deals in the climate sector and holds board positions in companies such as Floodbase, Unravel Carbon, Nearshore, Mast Reforestation, Endera, Twelve, and BlocPower.

Tenzin has served as a lecturer at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and Stanford University. Her work has received international recognition, including the United Nations Innovative Disruptor Award in 2019 and designation as a Harry S. Truman Scholar by the U.S. Congress. She has been named “Most Likely to Impact the Next Century” by Forbes, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, and one of OZY Magazine’s “5 Civil Rights Leaders for a New Generation.” In 2018, she received the 21st Century Icon Award from the London Stock Exchange.

Tenzin graduated at the top of her class from Stanford University, earning Phi Beta Kappa honors and graduating summa cum laude with highest distinction. She went on to become the first Tibetan-American Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where she earned a dual Master’s degree.

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