Austin has over 6 years of industry experience in one of the world's largest food and beverage organizations, leading large teams to implement digital solutions in business-to-business sales, supply chain management, and organizational sustainability. He graduated with honors from the University of North Texas in 2017 with a B.B.A. in Business Analytics, and he is currently an M.A. in Philosophy candidate with an expected graduation of December 2023. As an Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America and with a childhood in rural North Texas, Austin's core interests lie at the intersection of built environments and energy transitions to create a more sustainable human co-existence. Austin plans to apply his education in the private sector immediately. Eventually, he intends to partner with municipalities to drive more holistic consideration of human habitats within the broader non-human environment.