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Fred Addy

Fred Addy

CEO of Abelian; Stanford MBA; former US Army Green Beret

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Palo Alto, California
Joined April 2025
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Summary

Founder and operator focused on preserving human expertise in an AI-first world: as CEO of Abelian he builds consulting and expert-network products (Abelian Consulting Group, Abelian Security Council) that aim to reward and scale top human performers rather than automate them away. sfsa+1
Veteran leader with operational Special Forces background: Addy's Green Beret experience (communications sergeant and JTAC) informs his practical, discipline-oriented approach to product design, especially for defense and heavy-industry customers. sfsa
Hands-on climate / energy entrepreneur: while at Stanford he helped found Sunkara and worked with Decom Solar on repowering and reuse projects — practical, field-facing sustainability work (decommissioning, redeployment, and repowering pilots). noblereach
Background in consulting and finance that bridges technical and commercial thinking: early roles at Booz & Company and Houlihan Lokey plus an MBA from Stanford equip him to evaluate product-market fit, commercialization pathways, and investor-facing strategy. linkedin+1

Work

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Writing

Bringing Military Practicality to Foundry AI

September 1, 2025

Presentation exploring how expert human judgment and operational discipline from military experience can inform practical AI adoption in heavy industries (Abelian's perspective on preserving human expertise in an AI era).

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Hobbies

Sustainability and climate tech (solar repowering, lifecycle of solar panels). noblereach

Veteran / Green Beret community involvement and advocacy. sfsa+1