The Team Bringing Fusion to the Table
Meet the top talent behind the Micro Fusion
Reactor revolution
Powering humanity with affordable, clean, and safe energy
Our growing world-class team of researchers, scientists, and engineers is committed to bringing our proprietary FusioNow™ technology to all people around the globe.
Investors who put their trust in us
World-class team
around the globe
ARI is proud of its world-class team of esteemed scientists, industry advisors and business leaders – all of whom share the same passion of making clean and safe energy for all a reality.
Leadership
Founder and Chairman of WI Harper Group
Foundation Member of the World Economic Forum
Foundation Member of the World Economic Forum
Peter Liu
Chief Executive Officer
Special advisor to Google Founder Larry Page
Former CEO of Autodesk
Board Director of leading Autodesk, HP, and Zendesk
Former CEO of Autodesk
Board Director of leading Autodesk, HP, and Zendesk
Carl Bass
Chairman
Founder and Chairman, Advisory Committee of ARM IoT Capital
Former President of ARM Taiwan and Freescale Asia Pacific R&D
Design and development of the first RISC chip at IBM in 1981
PhD in EECS from MIT
Former President of ARM Taiwan and Freescale Asia Pacific R&D
Design and development of the first RISC chip at IBM in 1981
PhD in EECS from MIT
Peter Hsieh
Chief of Strategy
CFO of several early-stage companies with successful
exits in the tech industry including alternative energy, software,
and biotechnology.
B.S. from UCLA in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics
M.B.A. from the University of Michigan
B.S. from UCLA in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics
M.B.A. from the University of Michigan
Mark Saliman
Chief Financial Officer
Founder and Chairman of WI Harper Group
Foundation Member of the World Economic Forum
Foundation Member of the World Economic Forum
Peter Liu
Chief Executive Officer
Special advisor to Google Founder Larry Page
Former CEO of Autodesk
Board Director of leading Autodesk, HP, and Zendesk
Former CEO of Autodesk
Board Director of leading Autodesk, HP, and Zendesk
Carl Bass
Chairman
Founder and Chairman, Advisory Committee of ARM IoT Capital
Former President of ARM Taiwan and Freescale Asia Pacific R&D
Design and development of the first RISC chip at IBM in 1981
PhD in EECS from MIT
Former President of ARM Taiwan and Freescale Asia Pacific R&D
Design and development of the first RISC chip at IBM in 1981
PhD in EECS from MIT
Peter Hsieh
Chief of Strategy
CFO of several early-stage companies with successful
exits in the tech industry including alternative energy, software,
and biotechnology.
B.S. from UCLA in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics
M.B.A. from the University of Michigan
B.S. from UCLA in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics
M.B.A. from the University of Michigan
Mark Saliman
Chief Financial Officer
Co-Founder & CTO, 3veta
Machine Learning instructor on Udemy with 600,000+ students
10+ years of software developer experience
Published author in the Quantum Science and Technology journal
МSc Physics, Oxford
Machine Learning instructor on Udemy with 600,000+ students
10+ years of software developer experience
Published author in the Quantum Science and Technology journal
МSc Physics, Oxford
Iskren Vankov
Director of Business Development
Professor of Energy at UC Berkeley & Co-Director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment
Laureate of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Founding Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University
Laureate of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Founding Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University
Daniel Kammen
Advisor
Former Group CEO and Chairman of Intesa Sanpaolo Banking Group
Former President of Allianz S.p.A. and member of the Management Board
30+ years of experience in finance and insurance
MBA, Stanford University
Former President of Allianz S.p.A. and member of the Management Board
30+ years of experience in finance and insurance
MBA, Stanford University
Enrico Cucchiani
Advisor
Managing Director of Sales and Finance at Entrenco GmbH
Managing Partner of TR-Squared Capital
Several decades of experience in management consulting and venture investment, especially in the European market
Managing Partner of TR-Squared Capital
Several decades of experience in management consulting and venture investment, especially in the European market
Egbert von Cramm
Advisor
Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Experience in cross border corporate transactions and corporate finance, commercial disputes and intellectual property
Experience in cross border corporate transactions and corporate finance, commercial disputes and intellectual property
Paul Lin
Advisor
Machine Learning instructor on Udemy with 600,000+ students
10+ years of software developer experience
Published author in the Quantum Science and Technology journal
МSc Physics, Oxford
10+ years of software developer experience
Published author in the Quantum Science and Technology journal
МSc Physics, Oxford
Iskren Vankov
Director of BD
Professor of Energy at UC Berkeley & Co-Director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment
Laureate of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Founding Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University
Laureate of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Founding Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University
Daniel Kammen
Advisor
Former Group CEO and Chairman of Intesa Sanpaolo Banking Group
Former President of Allianz S.p.A. and member of the Management Board
30+ years of experience in finance and insurance
MBA, Stanford University
Former President of Allianz S.p.A. and member of the Management Board
30+ years of experience in finance and insurance
MBA, Stanford University
Enrico Cucchiani
Advisor
Managing Director of Sales and Finance at Entrenco GmbH
Managing Partner of TR-Squared Capital
Several decades of experience in management consulting and venture investment, especially in the European market
Managing Partner of TR-Squared Capital
Several decades of experience in management consulting and venture investment, especially in the European market
Egbert von Cramm
Advisor
Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Experience in cross border corporate transactions and corporate finance, commercial disputes and intellectual property
Experience in cross border corporate transactions and corporate finance, commercial disputes and intellectual property
Paul Lin
Advisor
Science
Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
Former President of the American Physical Society Chairman of the ISAC for ELI
APS Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Former President of the American Physical Society Chairman of the ISAC for ELI
APS Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Roger Falcone
Chief Scientific Officer
Co-founder of the field of superconducting qubits
Professor of Physics at UC Santa Barbara
Former head of Quantum Hardware at Google, led the quantum supremacy effort 2019
Recipient of the 2004 London Prize, 2021 Bell Prize
PhD in Physics, UC Berkeley
John Martinis
Chief Advisor
Senior Scientist at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Former Head and Co-Originator of MIT High-Energy-Density Physics Division
Co-founder and Chair of the Omega Laser Users Group
John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research
Edward Tellar Medal Recipient
Former Head and Co-Originator of MIT High-Energy-Density Physics Division
Co-founder and Chair of the Omega Laser Users Group
John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research
Edward Tellar Medal Recipient
Richard Petrasso
Advisor
Former Professor of Physics and Director of the Plasma Physics Laboratory at UCLA
60 years of experience in cutting edge physics research
Ph.D. in Plasma Physics, Princeton University
60 years of experience in cutting edge physics research
Ph.D. in Plasma Physics, Princeton University
Alfred Wong
Chief Scientist
Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
Former President of the American Physical Society Chairman of the ISAC for ELI
APS Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Former President of the American Physical Society Chairman of the ISAC for ELI
APS Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Roger Falcone
Chief Scientific Officer
Co-founder of the field of superconducting qubits
Professor of Physics at UCSB
Former head of Quantum Hardware at Google, led the quantum supremacy effort 2019
Recipient of the 2004 London Prize, 2021 Bell Prize
PhD in Physics, UC Berkeley
Professor of Physics at UCSB
Former head of Quantum Hardware at Google, led the quantum supremacy effort 2019
Recipient of the 2004 London Prize, 2021 Bell Prize
PhD in Physics, UC Berkeley
John Martinis
Chief Advisor
Senior Scientist at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Former Head and Co-Originator of MIT High-Energy-Density Physics Division
Co-founder and Chair of the Omega Laser Users Group
John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research
Edward Tellar Medal Recipient
Former Head and Co-Originator of MIT High-Energy-Density Physics Division
Co-founder and Chair of the Omega Laser Users Group
John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research
Edward Tellar Medal Recipient
Richard Petrasso
Advisor
Ph.D Physical Chemistry, University of California, Davis
B.S. Chemistry with Physics minor, Brigham Young University, Provo
B.S. Chemistry with Physics minor, Brigham Young University, Provo
Alexander Gunn
Senior Scientist
Former Professor of Physics and Director of the Plasma Physics Laboratory at UCLA
60 years of experience in cutting edge physics research
Ph.D. in Plasma Physics, Princeton University
60 years of experience in cutting edge physics research
Ph.D. in Plasma Physics, Princeton University
Alfred Wong
Chief Scientist
Former Minister of Taiwan’s National Science Council
S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics
Academician of Academia Sinica
Elected Member, The World Academy of Science (TWAS)
Foreign member, US National Academy of Engineering
S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics
Academician of Academia Sinica
Elected Member, The World Academy of Science (TWAS)
Foreign member, US National Academy of Engineering
Lou-Chuang Lee
Chief Scientist
Ph.D Physical Chemistry, University of California, Davis
B.S. Chemistry with Physics minor, Brigham Young University, Provo
B.S. Chemistry with Physics minor, Brigham Young University, Provo
Alexander Gunn
Senior Scientist
Alpha Ring Asia (ARA)
Former Chief of Staff and Spokesperson for China Develpment Financial Holdings
Former President of KGI Bank
39 yeards of experience in the finance industry, covering the fields of banking, securities, and financial holding companies
Former President of KGI Bank
39 yeards of experience in the finance industry, covering the fields of banking, securities, and financial holding companies
Richard Chang
Chief Executive Officer
Former Minister of Science and Technology
Former President of Industrial Technology Research Institute
Dr. Jyuo-min Shyu
Chairman
Former Emerging Product Partner Lead at VMware Greater China
Former Senior Regional Alliance Leader at VMware Taiwan.
Ex-IBMer
Former Senior Regional Alliance Leader at VMware Taiwan.
Ex-IBMer
Judy Chuang
Chief Operating Officer
Former Minister of Taiwan’s National Science Council
S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics
Academician of Academia Sinica
Elected Member, The World Academy of Science (TWAS)
Foreign member, US National Academy of Engineering
Dr. Lou-Chuang Lee
Co-Founder & Director
Former Chief of Staff and Spokesperson for China Develpment Financial Holdings
Former President of KGI Bank
39 yeards of experience in the finance industry, covering the fields of banking, securities, and financial holding companies
Former President of KGI Bank
39 yeards of experience in the finance industry, covering the fields of banking, securities, and financial holding companies
Richard Chang
Chief Executive Officer
Former Minister of Science and Technology
Former President of Industrial Technology Research Institute
Dr. Jyuo-min Shyu
Chairman
Former Emerging Product Partner Lead at VMware Greater China
Former Senior Regional Alliance Leader at VMware Taiwan.
Ex-IBMer
Former Senior Regional Alliance Leader at VMware Taiwan.
Ex-IBMer
Judy Chuang
Chief Operating Officer
Former Minister of Taiwan’s National Science Council
S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics
Academician of Academia Sinica
Elected Member, The World Academy of Science (TWAS)
Foreign member, US National Academy of Engineering
Dr. Lou-Chuang Lee
Co-Founder & Director
Independent Director of Delta Electronics
Honorary Professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Former Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom
Honorary Professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Former Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom
Dr. Shyue-Ching Lu
Director
Chief Operation Office and Acting Director of Engineering dept.
Visiting Specialist, Academia Sinica
Chief Engineer, National Space Organization, Taiwan
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, USA
Visiting Specialist, Academia Sinica
Chief Engineer, National Space Organization, Taiwan
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, USA
Dr. David Chu
Chief Engineer
Senior Partner, WI Harper Group
Independent Director of Wistron Group
Former President at Sasson International of MTI Group
Independent Director of Wistron Group
Former President at Sasson International of MTI Group
YK Chu
Director
Independent Director of Delta Electronics
Honorary Professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Former Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom
Honorary Professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Former Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom
Dr. Shyue-Ching Lu
Director
Senior Partner, WI Harper Group
Independent Director of Wistron Group
Former President at Sasson International of MTI Group
Independent Director of Wistron Group
Former President at Sasson International of MTI Group
YK Chu
Director
Chief Operation Office and Acting Director of Engineering dept.
Visiting Specialist, Academia Sinica
Chief Engineer, National Space Organization, Taiwan
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, USA
Visiting Specialist, Academia Sinica
Chief Engineer, National Space Organization, Taiwan
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, USA
Dr. David Chu
Chief Engineer
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