Advancing the Future of Subsurface Intelligence
Clear Sky Innovations combines advanced subsurface research with enterprise AI to solve some of the world’s most complex geoscience challenges.
Our Mission
Transform fragmented subsurface data into actionable intelligence to improve exploration, scientific understanding, and resource management.
Why Clear Sky
We believe the future of exploration depends on more than artificial intelligence alone. It requires AI grounded in physics, informed by geoscience, and designed to augment—not replace—scientific expertise.
Leadership
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Kenton Prindle, PhD.
Builds physics-informed, reproducible AI for subsurface decisions operators and nations can trust. For 20+ years, Kenton has led science and engineering across the subsurface, oceans and atmosphere, turning frontier research into deployable products. He previously led subsurface and AI programs at Shell, Google X and Hess.
Shankar Kumar
Leads revenue, partnerships and market activation, turning deep science into commercial growth. A Fortune 50 strategy veteran and Chicago Booth MBA, Shankar has led turnarounds, built new ventures and forged high-value partnerships. He previously co-founded an IoT venture and holds six U.S. patents.
Michael Chawner
Scales the business through disciplined finance, clear metrics and go-to-market rigor. A CPA and veteran of multiple tech scale-ups, Mike helped grow ZenBusiness from pre-revenue to $150M+ while leading accounting, FP&A, risk and compliance. He brings deep experience translating growth strategies into capital plans, pricing and unit economics.
Julia Hesselroth
Leads brand, positioning and go-to-market communications. Julia has 15+ years of experience across marketing, brand strategy and communications, helping companies sharpen their positioning, build market authority and turn technical innovation into commercial narratives that resonate.
Trusted by Fortune 200. Backed by leaders in enterprise AI.
Clear Sky Innovations partners with leading energy companies and enterprise technology leaders to advance subsurface intelligence.
Looking Ahead
While today’s focus is energy, the same platform is expanding into mining, carbon management, water resources, and seismic hazard management, extending a common foundation for subsurface intelligence across industries.