David Elenowitz is the CEO and Founder of Zero Carbon Systems, a direct air capture company focused on delivering highly scalable, low cost, and low energy solutions for carbon dioxide removal -- and also recently acquired Global Thermostat, a pioneer in the carbon dioxide removal space, with over 10 years’ experience developing technologies and an extensive patent portfolio related to optimizing the performance of Direct Air Capture systems. Mr. Elenowitz is also President and Founder of Zero Carbon Partners, an investment and strategic/operating firm focused on emerging companies in the low carbon space. Previously, Mr. Elenowitz ran Mercury Capital, a private equity firm, where he acquired, and also led, companies with total revenues in excess of $1 billion and combined enterprise values in excess of $350 million. Mr. Elenowitz also served as CEO of one of Mercury's portfolio companies, Empire Today, a flooring company he grew from 1 location with $40 million in revenues to 70 locations with $700 million in revenues – and successfully exited in November, 2016. Prior to forming Mercury, Mr. Elenowitz ran the U.S. operations of The Sutton Company, a private equity firm. Previously, Mr. Elenowitz spent five years in corporate strategy consulting for Bain & Company in Boston and London, and as an independent consultant. Mr. Elenowitz is a graduate of Tufts University with a degree in Economics, summa cum laude.