![Airloom Energy appoints Neal Rickner as Chief Executive Officer Neal Rickner](/images/stories/News/News2023/Neal_Rickner.jpg)
Rickner brings more than 25 years of operational and investing experience in the energy, defense, and industrial sectors. Prior to his role as CEO of BridgeTek Energy, a global battery integration services and software technology provider, Rickner served as the Managing Partner of Elevation Ventures, where he led investments in early-stage energy and mobility companies. He spent nearly a decade at Google and Google[x] leading teams, most notably serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Makani.