Dr. Shane Stephens

Founder, Chief Development Officer and Board Member

Dr. Shane Stephens is Chief Development Officer and Founder of FirstElement Fuel and is responsible for the Company’s investments, business development, government and policy issues, and overall business expansion. Dr. Stephens also serves on FirstElement Fuel’s Board of Directors.

Previously, Dr. Stephens conducted groundbreaking hydrogen infrastructure research at the University of California, Irvine and led government relations and program development efforts for the National Fuel Cell Research Center. Dr. Stephens also interned at the White House where he helped design and coordinate policy related to energy and disaster readiness for local communities. As a scientist and thought leader in the clean energy space Dr. Stephens has authored more than a half-dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles and won awards for his work on fuel cells and how they integrate into the energy ecosystem, including a fellowship from the Newkirk Center for Science and Society and a Public Impact Fellowship from the University of California, Irvine.

Dr. Stephens has a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Vassar College and a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.