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John McKeon

Questioner · DISC type c
Founder, Chairman & CEO at Ardilaun Energy
📍 Ireland

John is a principal investor with over 25 years of experience in energy transition, ESG, and technology. He founded Ardilaun Energy and co-founded Carbon Collect, focusing on scalable solutions to reduce CO2 emissions. He attended Sandford Park School in Dublin.

He is passionate about Irelands energy security and independence, advocating for the fast-tracked exploration of domestic natural gas resources. He views this as a critical and urgent issue to ensure Ireland has a stable and clean energy supply for the future.

His company, Carbon Collect, is developing "mechanical trees" in a joint venture with Arizona State University to capture and reverse CO2 emissions.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Ireland
Personality Overview

How John shows up

Price-Sensitive
Cautious & Analytical
Not Easily Convinced

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.

Priorities

Topics John cares about

Energy Transition
He has focused his 25-year career on investing in and leading companies in the energy transition, ESG, and technology sectors, such as Ardilaun Energy.
Carbon Capture
Co-founded Carbon Collect, which partners with Arizona State University to develop and scale innovative "mechanical tree" technology for direct air CO2 removal.
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Career

Work history

1-2013
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Ardilaun Energy
3-2018 - 5-2022
Chairman
Silicon Kingdom Holdings
10-2015
Former Chairman and Vice Chairman
Pathfinder Minerals Plc
9-2003 - 10-2008
Co-founder, Business Development Director
Circle Oil Plc
Director
MetroMedia Fiber Networks, Inc.
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Media appearances

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Education
1974 - 1978
Sandford Park School
Newpark Comprehensive School, Dublin
Education details unavailable
Sandford National School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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