Simon Brandler

Simon Brandler serves as Vice President of Policy & Public Affairs for Brimstone, a company on a mission to decarbonize the cement industry. Brimstone's breakthrough process could transform a material responsible for 7.5% of carbon emissions annually into the foundation of our net-zero carbon future. In March, the Department of Energy's highly competitive Industrial Demonstrations Program selected Brimstone for an investment of up to $189 million.x000D x000D Simon's career spans government, law, and communications, with experience in the public and private sectors as an attorney and policy strategist, as a US Senate aide, and as a speechwriter and media spokesperson. Simon previously served as Director of Policy at Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs (now part of Google), a company dedicated to using technology to make cities more equitable and sustainable. He is a graduate of Yale College and Columbia Law School.