Henry Elkus
Henry Elkus is Founder and CEO of Helena.
Helena is a unique, global institution that develops projects aimed to address critical societal problems.
Helena's past and current projects have sought to take on elements of climate change, global security, economic inequality, pandemic spread, democratic governance decline and the development of advanced technologies.
Helena's first project, "Factory in the Sky,” supported the construction of the first commercial carbon capture factory by the Swiss company Climeworks, which is now operating in 15 countries globally.
Its second Project, "Shield" catalyzed state and federal action to help protect the North American electrical grid from threats due to solar storms and cyber-attack, including a 2019 Presidential Executive Order.
Its third project: "America in One Room" (A1R) was one of the most significant political experiments in American History. A1R brought together a 523-person sample of the United States electorate -- statistically recruited to be an almost perfect microcosm of the America's voting population -- to Texas for 3 days to garner accurate, nuanced, and informed insights into the nation's collective political discourse. The project, and it's publicly-released results data, was globally covered, including in a front-page, special feature of the New York Times that featured portraits of nearly every participant.
Helena operates its projects alongside a small group of leaders called "Helena Members." They include Four-Star Generals, artificial intelligence experts, Fortune 100 executives, Nobel Laureates, Academy Award winners, CIA Directors, academics, NGO leaders, Olympic athletes, explorers, and more.
Outside of Helena, Henry serves as Social Entrepreneur in Residence at The Boston Consulting Group and a Special Advisor to the Berggruen Institute. Henry left Yale University after two years to operate Helena full time.
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