World-class expertise across the full fusion energy ecosystem
The top scientific and engineering minds using proven technologies to unlock fusion power at commercial scale.
Thomas Forner
CEO & Co-Founder
20+ years experience as CEO/CFO and an expert in developing & leading international high-tech companies.
Dr. Markus Roth
Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer
Professor at TU Darmstadt and an APS Fellow with 25+ years experience in fusion research.
Chris Wendel
President & CFO
Over 20 years in investment banking and 10 years in energy startups, with extensive expertise in finance and entrepreneurship driving growth in dynamic industries.
Decker Gentili
COO
20+ years experience founding, supporting & scaling teams from the U.S. Army, first-in-kind non-profits, to renowned venture funds.
Omar Biabani
CTO
20+ years of experience architecting, scaling & commercializing complex hardware, physics, laser & software systems across advanced manufacturing and precision engineering domains.
Dr. Pravesh Patel
Scientific Director
With 23 years at LLNL, held key leadership roles including Inertial Confinement Fusion Associate Program Leader and Fast Ignition Program Leader.
Dr. Debbie Callahan
Target Design Lead
With 35 years at LLNL, served as Co-Leader of the NIF Ignition Campaign and leader of the ICF Design Physics Division, playing a pivotal role in advancing fusion research and design.
Dr. Wolfgang Theobald
Experimental Lead
With 19 years at LLE, served as Experiments Group Leader and Fast Ignition and Shock Ignition Program Leader. Recipient of the prestigious Landau & Spitzer Award.
Dr. Stefano Atzeni
IFE Theory Lead
A world-renowned theoretical expert on Inertial Confinement Fusion, and author of the leading book on the subject. A former professor at the University of Rome.
Dr. Jose Manuel Perlado
Reactor Design Lead
A professor and Director of the Instituto de Fusión Nuclear at Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, former reactor chamber design lead for the HiPER project, and a world expert in fusion materials and chamber design.
Doug Hammond
Laser Engineering Lead
Extensive experience in the development of high-energy laser systems including actively-cooled disk amplifiers.
Dr. Gabriel Schaumann
Targetry Lead
Built one of Europe’s leading laser fusion targetry laboratories at TU Darmstadt University.
Adrian McFarland
Engineering Lead
Extensive expertise in fusion engineering and system integration. Former Head of Electrical Engineering at Tokamak Energy.
Gilles Chériaux
Laser R&D Lead
Expert in high-energy laser design and developed IP for FE liquid-cooled amplifier lasers.
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