Elliot David

Elliot David is the head of climate strategy at Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol, where he is helping unlock Bitcoin's clean energy potential. In his role at SBP, he educates climate investors, policymakers, and NGOs on Bitcoin’s relationship with the energy system. Elliot is a climate tech operator focused on alleviating energy poverty, bridging the digital divide and promoting financial inclusion through technologies such as Bitcoin. He was previously a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University and has served in the military, at the US Department of Energy, the Clinton Foundation, and more.

Sustainability, Digital assets, Investing

Power, compute and capital: Overcoming the infrastructure trilemma

Climate funding and development investors too often bring a narrow focus to infrastructure projects. By building energy, digital and financial systems together, we can solve the trilemma of enabling infrastructure and unlock huge gains.

Elliot David
January 22, 2026