Breakthrough Technology withDeep Industry Expertise

XGS Energy is on a mission: To harvest the inexhaustible heat of the Earth by applying fresh thinking and engineering innovations.

Our Management Team

PRESIDENT & CEO

Josh Prueher

Josh has a proven track record in product development, strategy, and commercialization for early-stage energy storage companies in a variety of markets, including unconventional resources in North America and forward deployed military energy infrastructure. He founded and took to market two companies - Broad Reach Power and FlexGen Power Systems. Josh also served as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, where he executed $15 billion in M&A and capital markets transactions. He started out in the military, where he distinguished himself as a Naval Intelligence Officer.

Josh has a proven track record in product development, strategy, and commercialization for early-stage energy storage companies in a variety of markets, including unconventional resources in North America and forward deployed military energy infrastructure. He founded and took to market two companies - Broad Reach Power and FlexGen Power Systems. Josh also served as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, where he executed $15 billion in M&A and capital markets transactions. He started out in the military, where he distinguished himself as a Naval Intelligence Officer.

COO

GHAZAL IZADI

Ghazal is a recognized global expert in subsurface characterization, well construction, and stimulation. She brings a wealth of expertise to XGS Energy, which she cultivated as former global lead of unconventionals and geothermal at Baker Hughes.

GHAZAL IZADI

Ghazal is a recognized global expert in subsurface characterization, well construction, and stimulation. She brings a wealth of expertise to XGS Energy, which she cultivated as former global lead of unconventionals and geothermal at Baker Hughes.

AXEL-PIERRE BOIS
SVP, TECHNOLOGY

Axel-Pierre Bois

With expertise in advanced geomechanics spanning more than 30 years, Axel leads the GeoHeatTM Harvester technology team.  His experience includes founding and leading CURISTEC, a geomechanics, well cementing, and wellbore integrity consultancy for the oil & gas, geothermal, and geological storage industries.

With expertise in advanced geomechanics spanning more than 30 years, Axel leads the GeoHeatTM Harvester technology team.  His experience includes founding and leading CURISTEC, a geomechanics, well cementing, and wellbore integrity consultancy for the oil & gas, geothermal, and geological storage industries.

VP, Strategy

LUCY DARAGO

Lucy brings extensive experience in carbon-free energy strategy and implementation.  Previously, as a Principal at Boston Consulting Group Lucy served as a strategic advisor to Fortune 500 energy companies and energy consumers in the private and public sectors.

LUCY DARAGO

Lucy brings extensive experience in carbon-free energy strategy and implementation.  Previously, as a Principal at Boston Consulting Group Lucy served as a strategic advisor to Fortune 500 energy companies and energy consumers in the private and public sectors.

Our Board of Directors

CRAIG BARRETT
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

CRAIG BARRETT

Former Chairman and CEO of Intel

Former Chairman and CEO of Intel

 

PIOTR D. MONCARZ

Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Technologist
Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
Former Senior Fellow and Principal Engineer at Exponent, Inc. (40+ years)

PIOTR D. MONCARZ

Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Technologist
Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
Former Senior Fellow and Principal Engineer at Exponent, Inc. (40+ years)

KHALID ALSWEILEM
 

KHALID ALSWEILEM

Former Chief Counsellor and Director General of Investment at SAMA, the Central Bank of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Former Chief Counsellor and Director General of Investment at SAMA, the Central Bank of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

 

MARTIN S. CRAIGHEAD

Former Chairman and CEO, Baker Hughes
Board Director at Emerson Electric and Texas Instruments

MARTIN S. CRAIGHEAD

Former Chairman and CEO, Baker Hughes
Board Director at Emerson Electric and Texas Instruments

RAY MABUS
 

RAY MABUS

Former US Secretary of the Navy
Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Former US state governor

Former US Secretary of the Navy
Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Former US state governor

 

DAVID SELDIN

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Anzu Partners
Former NFL football team president
35+ years of equity experience

DAVID SELDIN

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Anzu Partners
Former NFL football team president
35+ years of equity experience