Manik Suri, founder and CEO of GlacierGrid, talks with Consensus in Conversation host Conor Gaughan about how automating energy use and transformative tech can create Cold Chain 2.0 (and what it all means!).
🎙 Manik Suri of GlacierGrid on Transformative Tech, Automating Energy Use, and Cold Chain 2.0, Consensus in Conversation Season 3, Episode 14
Manik Suri is implementing smart technology into cooling, ushering in the era of Cold Chain 2.0. Before founding GlacierGrid in 2020, Manik finished top of his class at Harvard, went to Cambridge for a masters in international relations, returned to Harvard for a law degree, co-founded the Governance Lab, with stops at storied institutions like DE Shaw and the White House Economic Council along the way.
Cooling technology has lagged behind other industries in the clean energy transition, but GlacierGrid’s all-in-one management platform is using smart technology to bridge that gap and build a more sustainable, advanced, and efficient cold chain.
Hear Manik share how he’s pursuing dual passions for entrepreneurship and positive impact, why cooling technology is vital for the modern world, and how smart technology can decarbonize an entire industry.
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Manik Suri on the planet’s cooling crisis
00:57 Conor Gaughan introduces Manik and GlacierGrid
07:00 Academic upbringing, Harvard, and international internships
16:03 Law school, The White House, and path to entrepreneurship
23:25 GlacierGrid’s rebrand, the hidden economy, and the cold chain
33:34 Pitching investors, aligning profits with impact, and future scale
40:09 Exciting innovations, long-term thinking, and staying positive
48:07 Where to learn more
49:03 Conclusion and end credits
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Consensus in Conversation is hosted and executive produced by Conor Gaughan. This episode was produced by Will Gatchel and Geoff Rock, with editing from Reasonable Volume.
Special thanks to the Consensus team, including Creative Director, Kate Tucker, Greg Herrigel on research, and Patrick Gallagher on strategy.
Consensus in Conversation is a podcast by Consensus Digital Media produced in association with Reasonable Volume.
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