Dustin Knutson is the Vice President of Innovation for Vation Ventures. He is the former Head of Strategy & Market Intelligence for Prosperity7, Saudi Aramco’s $1 billion venture capital fund, and served as a senior strategic advisor to Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia over the past eight years.
Prior to living abroad, Dustin worked as the Director of Energy Services for the Institute for Building Technology & Safety outside Washington, D.C., as a business development consultant in a family-owned startup in Colorado and Virginia, and as an instructor and project leader for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.
Dustin holds a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership with emphasis in Strategic Foresight from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA, an MBA from Liberty University and Master’s Certificate in Government Contracting from George Washington University.