Infinium is headquartered in Sacramento, California and employs talented engineers, scientists and business development superstars across the United States and Europe. Our Board of Directors is comprised of a diverse team of leaders with a shared mission of decarbonizing the transportation sector.
BOARD LEADERSHIP
Robert Schuetzle
Founder, President & CEO of Infinium
Robert Schuetzle
Founder, President & CEO of Infinium
Robert is the CEO and Founder of Infinium Holdings, which spun out of Greyrock in 2020. As founder and former CEO of Greyrock for more than a decade, Robert led the creation of one of the industry’s first clean fuels innovators focused on production of unique catalyst technologies. Prior experience includes leadership roles at Synterra, a biomass to liquids platform; Sunexus, a solar reforming technology funded by the US Department of Energy; the Renewable Energy Institute International; and early roles at technology leaders EMC and Accenture. Robert holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and a computer engineering specialty from the University of Michigan and a computer engineering specialty from the University of New South Wales. He has been awarded multiple patents and is a widely published expert in the cleantech space.
Birgit Behrendt
Non-Executive Director & Senior Advisor
Birgit Behrendt
Non-Executive Director & Senior Advisor
Birgit, a former Company Officer at Ford Motor Company, is an experienced global leader and senior advisor. She spent more than two decades in global automotive leadership roles in Europe and the US. She has been named ‘Woman of the Year’ by Automotive News Europe and has received numerous accolades throughout her storied career. She currently serves on various supervisory boards and is a venture partner at AP Ventures LLP, London. Birgit holds a business degree from the Administration and Business Academy (Verwaltungs und Wirtschaftsakademie) in Cologne, Germany.
Kevin Tidwell
Managing Director of The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Kevin Tidwell
Managing Director of The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Kevin currently serves as Managing Director of The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, a philanthropic organization whose mission is to protect and preserve the environment through its grant-making and investing. Kevin is also Managing Director at Criterion African Partners, the largest investor in sustainable forestry in Africa. Kevin holds a BA from Rice University and both an MBA and Master of Environmental Science from Yale University.
Charles Williamson
Former Chairman and CEO of Unocal
Charles Williamson
Former Chairman and CEO of Unocal
Chuck has several decades of leadership experience in the energy sector, and most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Unocal during its acquisition by Chevron for US$18 billion. An experienced independent Director and Board Chair, Chuck has served on the Boards of PACCAR, Weyerhaeuser and Talisman Energy during his career. He has extensive M&A experience, and was awarded his Ph.D. in Geology at the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Dennis Schuetzle
Chief Technology Officer of Infinium
Dr. Dennis Schuetzle
Chief Technology Officer of Infinium
Dennis has more than four decades of experience in research and development, notably 35+ at Ford Motor Company. As Director of International Research and Technology at Ford, he led programs in the areas of alternative fuels, intelligent vehicle technologies, vehicle emissions control systems and next generation catalysts. He was awarded his Ph.D. in Civil/Environmental Engineering and Analytical Chemistry from the University of Washington, and his undergraduate degree from Stanford University. He has worked with his son Robert for 15 years.