# John Knorring

> John Knorring is the founder and CEO of Green Tiger Markets, the first and only forward marketplace for Philippines electricity. A Princeton-trained trader with more than two decades inside commodity futures - Goldman Sachs, DRW Commodities, and the founding CEO of Abaxx Exchange and Clearing in Singapore - he built Green Tiger to do one stubborn thing: let companies in emerging markets agree on the price of power months or years before it is delivered. He does not build power plants. He builds the contracts that make building them financeable.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Green Tiger Markets
- **Organizations:** Green Tiger Markets, Green Tiger Software Inc., Abaxx Exchange and Clearing, DRW Commodities, Goldman Sachs
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Operations Research and Financial Engineering, Princeton University
- **Known for:** Founded Green Tiger Markets, the first and only forward marketplace for Philippines electricity, Founding CEO of Abaxx Exchange and Clearing in Singapore, a commodity futures exchange initially focused on LNG derivatives, Led Green Tiger Markets to complete the first commercial forward electricity trade in the Philippines (2023)

## Career timeline

- **—** — Earned a degree in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University
- **—** — Held leadership roles at Goldman Sachs, trading and managing risk in commodity futures markets
- **—** — Worked at DRW Commodities, trading proprietarily across listed futures markets
- **—** — Became founding CEO of Abaxx Exchange and Clearing in Singapore, an LNG-focused commodity futures exchange and clearinghouse
- **2021** — Founded Green Tiger Markets and launched a pilot for Philippines energy contracts
- **2023** — Green Tiger Markets completed the first-ever forward trade in Philippines electricity
- **2024** — Green Tiger Markets facilitated the first-ever forward trade in midday hours for Philippines electricity

## Achievements

- Founded Green Tiger Markets, the first and only forward marketplace for Philippines electricity
- Founding CEO of Abaxx Exchange and Clearing in Singapore, a commodity futures exchange initially focused on LNG derivatives
- Led Green Tiger Markets to complete the first commercial forward electricity trade in the Philippines (2023)
- Pioneered the first-ever forward trade in midday hours for Philippines electricity (2024), the hours hardest to price due to solar volatility
- Built a fully virtual, globally distributed company spanning Austin, Boston, Singapore, Poitiers and Manila

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Green Tiger Markets facilitated the first-ever forward trade in midday hours for Philippines electricity, advancing transparency, price discovery and liquidity.

## Links

- Website: https://greentigermarkets.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/john-k-7ab5246
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umBJhqUoYc4

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Last updated: 2026-06-11