Sylvatex is an advanced materials technology company that is innovating the active materials and processes for lithium-ion battery cathode production that drastically reduce the associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Virginia Irwin Klausmeier is President and CEO of Sylvatex (SVX). With her background in chemistry and engineering, Virginia launched the company in 2014 and has been leading the technical and business operations since.

Virginia's inspiration for SVX

SVX's pivot from sustainable fuels to batteries

The problems with current EV battery supply chains

How SVX's process improves on current processes

The role of the cathode in the battery

SVXs go-to-market strategy

Why "Being Kind" is Virginia's entrepreneurial advice

Translating athletic learnings to the business world