Christopher Kalnin

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Mr. Christopher Kalnin is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at BKV Energy. Mr. Kalninis the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at BKV Corporation. He co-founded Kalnin Ventures LLC in June 2014. He oversees all activities of the investment fund, including oversight of the team, opportunity sourcing, valuation, asset management, and other related activities. Before founding Kalnin Ventures LLC, he worked as a strategist and vice president for Level 3 Communications (a Fortune 500 company), where he was responsible for developing long-term and global strategies for the company. Before this, he worked as a strategy advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of PTTEP, Thailand's National Oil and Gas Company's upstream company. During his time at PTTEP, he helped shape the company's international growth strategy, redesign the company's new venture processes, and execute investments of several billion dollars. Before working with PTTEP, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company, where he was responsible for developing and executing business strategies for several Global Fortune 1000 companies, including a strong focus on the energy sector. He also spent time working as a financial analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston's Real Estate Capital Partners private equity fund, where he was responsible for valuing and underwriting over $1 billion in transactions. He has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario.