Co-Founder, Earthena AI

Karan Chopra is an entrepreneur and advisor at the intersection of AI, resilience and business strategy.  He is the co-founder of Earthena AI, building Resilience Intelligence for better decision-making under uncertainty. Earthena helps global companies turn complexity across their operations and supply chains into growth, cost advantage, and strategic resilience. Karan has previously co-founded ventures in climate risk & intelligence, sustainable agriculture and economic mobility and has advised multiple organizations, including X (formerly Google X) on AI, robotics and the future of work. Karan is also the co-founder and board member of Opportunity@Work, which is building a skills-first labor market and of WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education). Earlier in his career, Karan worked at McKinsey & Company advising Fortune 500 companies and governments on growth, innovation and sustainability and as a software developer at Siemens.  Karan holds degrees from Georgia Tech and Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and was recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, and Fortune, and he has spoken at Aspen Ideas Festival, Harvard Business School, and The Moth.  His book, The Climate Intelligent Organization, explores how AI-powered intelligence can make climate action a driver of profitability, resilience, and growth. Born in India, raised in Ghana, and now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Karan brings a global perspective to the future of AI, business, and resilience.