Events
Tuesday
21
OCT
2025
Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs: Manik Suri (2005), Founder and CEO at GlacierGrid
6:00pm – Online, via Zoom
Manik Suri (2005) is an entrepreneur, investor and policy expert scaling technologies across AI, climate, and healthcare. He is the Founder and CEO of GlacierGrid, a growth-stage technology company reducing the warming caused by cooling — refrigeration & air conditioning. GlacierGrid's patented cooling intelligence platform is deployed with leading brands including McDonald's, 7-Eleven, and Delta Airlines.
Manik is a regular speaker across the global stages of TEDx, Web Summit, Collision, COP, Google, Harvard, and Stanford. He holds numerous patents and is a member of YPO and Truman Security Project, as well as a Forbes contributor. He serves on the boards of US Coalition on Sustainability, Axon AI, and IEMI at Harvard Law School.
Previously, Manik co-founded GovLab, a leading innovation center at NYU that develops technology to improve government. Earlier, he held positions at global investment firm D. E. Shaw & Company and the White House National Economic Council. Manik is a former Affiliate at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Visiting Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.
Manik holds an A.B. in Government summa cum laude from Harvard College, an M.Phil in International Relations (Highest Honors) from Cambridge University, where he studied as Harvard University’s annual Paul Williams Scholar, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He has been honored as one of the Top 100 Harvard Alumni in Technology.
About the series
Stories from Emma Entrepreneurs brings together members of the college with experience in founding, or working closely with, start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures. Each of these hour-long online sessions sees a member share the highs and lows of their entrepreneurial journeys, and the work of their current venture, followed by a lively Q&A.
Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just interested to learn more about the work of fellow Emma members, you'll take lots away from this series.
Book a place. You will receive a link to join a few days before the event.