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Josh Franklin

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Head of AMER Central Power, Water and Carbon Free Energy at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Josh Franklin leads Amazon Web Services (AWS) AMER Central Power, Water, and Carbon-Free Energy division. He focuses on creating resilient, carbon-free energy and water solutions, particularly for data center infrastructure, leveraging his expertise in AI/ML. He holds an MBA from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Six Sigma Green Belt.

Co-founded Carbon Blade, a company that received a $150, 000 grant from the California Energy Commission to develop its breakthrough Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of AMER Central Power, Water and Carbon Free Energy
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Diego, California, United States
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Carbon-Free Energy
His entire career, including his current leadership role at AWS, is dedicated to renewable and carbon-free energy solutions for large-scale infrastructure.
Direct Air Capture
He co-founded Carbon Blade, a company developing innovative Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, which has secured grant funding for its development.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Head of AMER Central Power, Water and Carbon Free Energy
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
1-2022 - 10-2024
Co-Founder
Carbon Blade
1-2019 - 6-2024
Chief Development Officer (CDO)
Progression Energy
6-2016 - 12-2018
Renewable Energy
BayWa r.e. Americas
7-2013 - 7-2014
ADDP - Leadership Rotational Program - Financial Policy Corporate Finance
DTE Energy
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Cornwall College
MBA
University of Illinois at Chicago, Liautaud Graduate School of Business
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