Advisors

We are honored to have the support, advice and guidance of the following experts

Adv allen

Todd Allen: Nuclear engineering and radiologic expert

Dr. Todd Allen began his professional career as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy where he learned the practical ...
Adv rothrock

Ray Rothrock: CEO RedSeal and Veteran Venture Capitalist

Dr. Ray Rothrock is chairman and CEO of RedSeal Inc., an enterprise cyber security company. Rothrock transitioned to partner emeritus ...
Adv koningstein

Ross Koningstein: Director Emeritus, Google Inc. and Advanced Nuclear visionary

is an advisor to Google Ventures and a generalist engineer at Google. Ross has worked on Google's RE<C program and ...
Adv lavin

James Lavin: Entrepreneur and advisor to carbon capture ventures

Jim Lavin is a serial entrepreneur with extensive technology background, ability to understand technologists, and then convert their ideas into ...
Adv blees

Tom Blees: President of Science Council

Tom Blees is the president of the Science Council for Global Initiatives (SCGI), an international NGO dedicated to uplifting the ...
Charles oppenheimer

Charles Oppenheimer: Entrepreneur and Grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Charles Oppenheimer has spent his career in software as an employee, entrepreneur, and investor. He believes there is value in ...
Rani franovich

Rani Franovich: Former NRC regulator and reactor safety consultant

Rani Franovich is an independent consultant on commercial reactor safety and security. She advises clients and policy makers on regulatory ...
Gary dillabough

Gary Dillabough: Founding Partner of Urban Community and VC at Navitas Capital

Gary Dillabough is a Venture Partner at Navitas Capital and a founding partner of Urban Community, a development company that ...
Bob lurie miso

Bob Lurie: Board member for MISO

Bob Lurie is a visionary clean-energy executive and industry leader with unique breadth of experience leading change and growth in ...
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Kirk Dorius: IP Expert and CEO & General Counsel of Atom Mines

Kirk Dorius has been an entrepreneur, executive, and consultant in the nuclear medicine and nuclear energy industries since 2010. Kirk ...
Adv peterson

Charles (“Chuck”) Peterson: Senior legal expert in nuclear transactions

Chuck Peterson is Senior Of Counsel member of the Covington Burling legal team.  He is a highly regarded international nuclear ...
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Laura Smoliar: Managing Director, Cria Fund Innovations

Dr. Laura Smoliar is the Founder and Managing Director of Cria Innovations, LLC, a venture fund innovation, and early-stage startup ...
Adv kugelmas

Bret Kugelmass: visionary technologist and non-profit leader

Bret Kugelmass is a technology entrepreneur previously best known for his work pioneering autonomous flight technology. In 2017, his dedication ...
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Additional Confidential Advisors

Some of our advisors choose to provide their guidance privately ...
Gene grecheck

Eugene Grecheck: Nuclear energy expert

Eugene Grecheck is a nuclear expert who has been involved in the industry since the mid-1970s. He served on ANS’ ...
John kutsch

John Kutsch: Engineer and founder of Thorium Energy Alliance

John Kutsch is the Executive Director for the Thorium Energy Alliance. He has spent 24 years developing materials, mechanisms, and ...
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Jiong Ma: Investment professional

Dr. Jiong Ma brings over 25 years of experience in investing, building, and scaling global technology companies, having most recently ...
Mike jackson

Mike Jackson: Venture Capitalist at EarthShot

Mike joined The Westly Group, a premier cleantech venture fund, as an associate. Over nine years, Mike learned all aspects ...
Adv angwin

Meredith Angwin: Electric grid expert and author

Meredith Angwin is a renowned author and expert on energy and the electricity grid, whose recent book, "Shorting the Grid, ...

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