Liberty Energy CEO Wright is an MIT and Berkeley trained engineer. He's not a fan of solar and wind power, but has invested in next-gen nuclear and geothermal startups.

Shares of Liberty Energy and Oklo are rising after Trump selected Chris Wright to lead the Energy Department. Wright is the CEO of Liberty and serves as a board member at Oklo. Wright will also serve as a board member of the president-elect's Council on ...

Wright has denied that climate change presents a global crisis that needs to be addressed through a transition away from fossil fuels.