# Ken Alston

> Ken Alston is a startup investor at Greentown Labs (San Francisco). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Greentown Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greentown-labs)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alstonken/
- X (Twitter): http://www.twitter.com/kalston
- Website: http://www.kenalston.org

Ken Alston is an Investor at the Climate Pledge Fund at Amazon. He was formerly Director at New Energy Nexus and CalCEF Ventures. Prior, Ken worked from 2012-2016 in the Obama Administration at the White House and U.S. Department of Energy. At the White House, Ken worked at the National Economic Council on economic and energy policy. At the U.S.Department of Energy, he worked as Special Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Ken’s past experience also includes investment firms Penta Group and Investor’s Circle, technology startup Simbol Materials, and strategy consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton. He holds an MBA and MS from Stanford University.

## About Greentown Labs

VC Fund · Somerville, United States

Greentown Labs enables entrepreneurs to solve the world's biggest energy and environmental challenges. Our mission is to enable a vibrant community of entrepreneurs to work on their visions and to provide access to the space, resources, and funding that allows their early-stage companies thrive. We offer 33,000 sq. ft. of prototyping lab andco-located office space, a shared machine shop and electronics lab, immersion in a growing community of energy and clean technology entrepreneurs, and on-site events and programs designed to enable start-ups to rapidly grow their networks and their companies.

5 contacts available at Greentown Labs.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Emily Reichert | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-reichert |
| Jason Hanna | CEO, Co-Founder, Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-hanna |
| Jeremy Pitts | Co-Founder and Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-pitts |
| Ryan Dings | Executive Vice President & General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-dings |
| Tana Boone | SVP of People and Culture | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tana-boone |

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