K Young

Activist, Connector, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Investor, Marketer, Parent, Philanthropist, Technologist, Writer/Editor

My work These days I'm working on climate change. Its a huge, huge, thorny problem, but I'm optimistic. So I'm investing in, donating to, and advising climate-oriented companies. Prior work Early in my career I was a software engineer who delivered large ed-tech projects. Later I was CEO and cofounder of Mortar Data where I raised venture capital, grew the company, and then sold it to Datadog. I've started several large departments from scratch (Content Marketing, Internal Analytics, and Technical Recruiting). I've been responsible for recruiting 800 engineers a year, and managed divisions of more than 100 people. I loved all this work. Me The first thing most people notice about me is that I'm very tall. If we talked a while you might also find out that I grew up in California but live in New York. I studied architecture but got a degree in Computer Science. I'm a proud father and husband. I'll choose cooking over watching shows 9 times out of 10.

Sustainable life with joy

CDR, Climate, Data, Early-stage investing, Methane, Philanthropy, Software