Trevor
Neilson

Trevor Neilson is global leader and expert advisor on climate-tech, energy transition and sustainable development. An entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist, Trevor brings decades of experience to his role as senior advisor at APCO where he is focused on helping clients in the energy and technology space with a specific focus on venture capital, energy transition and artificial intelligence

Trevor is also president of Prometheus Hyperscale, a developer of next-generation, liquid-cooled hyperscale data centers designed to power the artificial intelligence revolution with sustainable energy. His leadership focuses on pairing cutting-edge compute infrastructure with carbon-free energy solutions to meet the unprecedented demand for AI while protecting the planet’s future.

Trevor is also the author of two books: Sustainable Intelligence, which explores how society can power the future of AI through sustainable energy systems, and The Forgotten Center, a call for America to rediscover its political and moral center in order to solve its greatest challenges. His entrepreneurial work and writing reflect a unifying vision: that innovation, sustainability and balance are essential to building a resilient future.

Previously, Trevor was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of WasteFuel, a renewable fuels company converting waste into low-carbon energy, and co-founder and CEO of i(x) Net Zero, a sustainable investing platform that was listed on the London Stock Exchange and is now privately held.

Earlier in his career, Trevor co-founded the Global Philanthropy Group, acquired by APCO in 2020, and was executive director of the Global Business Coalition, a network of over 200 multinational companies focused on global health created with investments from Bill Gates and Ted Turner. He worked closely with Bill & Melinda Gates in their family office and was a founding member of the team that created the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he served as director of public affairs.

Named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Trevor also served in the Clinton White House and on the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as the U.S. chair of the University of Cambridge University’s Whittle Laboratory Advisory Board and serves as an advisor to PsiQuantum the world’s leading quantum computing company.

A father of three and passionate outdoorsman, Trevor also co-founded the Malibu Foundation, and was named Citizen of the Year by the Malibu Times for his work in wildfire recovery and environmental protection.