David Pruner

David Pruner is the Executive Director of TEX-E.  A non-profit organization whose goal is train the next generation of energy transition and climate tech entrepreneurs.

David has more than 30 years of significant energy experience. Before joining TEX-E he was a Partner at Heidrick & Struggles executive search placing executives and board members into energy companies. Prior he was a Senior Vice President in consulting and account management for more than a decade at Wood Mackenzie a leading global consulting and research firm for the energy, metals, and mining industries. Before that, he was an executive at Azurix/Enron, The Coastal Corporation, and several other energy firms.

Earlier in his career, David worked in financial services as Treasurer and Director of sales at Bridgewater Associates, and as a banker in the energy division of Manufacturers Hanover Trust.

David serves on the board at Southern Methodist University Dedman College and The School of American Ballet in New York. A frequent presenter at industry events, David also teaches energy transition at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University.

David earned a master's degree in finance from the A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Southern Methodist University.