About Realta Fusion

Our Mission

Realta Fusion is unlocking the limitless potential of humanity while addressing the threat of climate change. We are developing economic, zero-carbon energy to be used anywhere in the world for everyone in the world.

Our Journey

We are a cutting-edge fusion energy company revolutionizing the way we decarbonize industrial process heat and electricity.

Realta Fusion Team

Kieran Furlong, MBA

Kieran Furlong, MBA

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Cary Forest, PhD.

Cary Forest, PhD.

Founding Chief Scientist

Jay Anderson, PhD.

Jay Anderson, PhD.

Co-Founder, Plasma Heating & Stability

Ben Lindley, PhD.

Ben Lindley, PhD.

Co-Founder, Blanket Design

Oliver Schmitz, PhD.

Oliver Schmitz, PhD.

Co-Founder, Plasma Facing Components

Heather Ackenhusen, MS

Heather Ackenhusen, MS

Program Manager

Ishita Agarwal, PhD.

Ishita Agarwal, PhD.

Scientist

Momina Amjad

Momina Amjad

Associate Scientist

Emily Arnold, M.S.

Emily Arnold, M.S.

Chief of Staff

Dan Baumhover

Dan Baumhover

Staff Mechanical Engineer

Dominick Bindl, PhD.

Dominick Bindl, PhD.

Chief Operating Officer

Bodhi Biswas, PhD.

Bodhi Biswas, PhD.

Senior Theoretical & Computational Scientist

Liz Brandon

Liz Brandon

Technical Project Manager

Austin Cao

Austin Cao

Director of Mechanical Engineering

Alison Caplan

Alison Caplan

Partnerships Manager

Jake Chiss

Jake Chiss

Associate Mechanical Engineer

Elliot Claveau, PhD.

Elliot Claveau, PhD.

Technical Project Manager

Anthony Cooper, MS

Anthony Cooper, MS

Neutral Beam Injector Scientist

Joey Eickman, MS

Joey Eickman, MS

Neutral Beam Injector Scientist

Doug Endrizzi, PhD.

Doug Endrizzi, PhD.

Senior Experimental Scientist

Chris Everson, PhD.

Chris Everson, PhD.

Scientist

Sam Frank, PhD.

Sam Frank, PhD.

Senior Scientist, Theoretical Physics Lead

Roelof Groenewald, PhD.

Roelof Groenewald, PhD.

Senior Manager of Kinetic Physics

Dalton Hicks, MEng

Dalton Hicks, MEng

Staff Cryogenics Engineer

Aaron Hossack, PhD.

Aaron Hossack, PhD.

Senior Experimental Physicist

Robb Hughes, MPS

Robb Hughes, MPS

Head of External Affairs

Craig Jacobson, PhD.

Craig Jacobson, PhD.

Research Operations Manager

Dev Ashish Khaitan, PhD.

Dev Ashish Khaitan, PhD.

Lead Reactor Engineer & Sr. Manager of Fusion Information Systems

Ivan Khalzov, PhD.

Ivan Khalzov, PhD.

Senior Theoretical & Computational Physicist

Todd Kile, JD, MBA

Todd Kile, JD, MBA

Principal Electrical Engineer

Victoria Kulick

Victoria Kulick

Business Operations Coordinator

Antoine Latrille, MEng

Antoine Latrille, MEng

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Matt Lewis

Matt Lewis

Director of Fusion Facilities

Ed Marriott, MS

Ed Marriott, MS

Technical Project Manager

Jeff Maskalunas, MS

Jeff Maskalunas, MS

Mechanical Engineer

Kyle Morgan, PhD.

Kyle Morgan, PhD.

Senior Computational Physicist

Roman Myers

Roman Myers

Head of Corporate Development

Jack Nolden

Jack Nolden

Associate Electrical Engineer

Ty Omark

Ty Omark

Electrical Engineer

Nettie Pew

Nettie Pew

Supplier Development & Procurement Manager

Nishant Pillai, MS

Nishant Pillai, MS

Lead Pulsed Power Engineer

Sam Potier, PhD.

Sam Potier, PhD.

Technical Project Manager

Leonardo Reis, MBA

Leonardo Reis, MBA

Business Development Manager

Laine Reusch, PhD.

Laine Reusch, PhD.

Senior Experimental Scientist

Grant Rutherford, PhD.

Grant Rutherford, PhD.

Experimental Scientist

Miral Shah, PhD.

Miral Shah, PhD.

Senior Neutral Beam Injector Scientist

Kai Shih, PhD.

Kai Shih, PhD.

Manager of NBI Science

Andrew Steed

Andrew Steed

Associate Fusion Facilities Engineer

Maria Stefaniak, PhD.

Maria Stefaniak, PhD.

Experimental Scientist

Cole Stephens, PhD.

Cole Stephens, PhD.

Computational & Theoretical Physicist

Derek Sutherland, PhD.

Derek Sutherland, PhD.

Chief Scientific Officer

Shamit Topiwala

Shamit Topiwala

Associate Mechanical Engineer

Aaron Tran, PhD.

Aaron Tran, PhD.

Senior Theoretical & Computational Scientist

Patrick Verstegen, MEng

Patrick Verstegen, MEng

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Stacy Endres Wolfe

Stacy Endres Wolfe

Senior HR Generalist & Recruiter