Meet the team
Team with Proven Success and Deep Experience
Serial cleantech entrepreneur – Founder and CEO of leading EV charging business eMotorWerks (acquired by Enel in 2017). Previously Executive at Google, McKinsey and Nielsen. Avid Pilot (fixed wing and rotorcraft). MS Physics, MIPT and Ph.D. Physics, Princeton.
Val Miftakhov
FOUNDER & CEO
Can Do Attitude
Taking radical ownership and focussing on results
Head of Europe at eMotorWerks (acquired in 2017). Hitachi, Head of e-Mobility at Enel X, Previously Partner at McKinsey & Co. MS Physics, MIPT and Ph.D. Physics, Cornell.
Sergey Kiselev
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER
First Principles Thinking
Asking questions, challenging the status quo, creating new solutions, solving problems
Seasoned Electric Aviation Propulsion Engineer with Senior Positions at Amazon Prime Air, magniX, Liebherr and Airbus. Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Polytech Nantes
Youcef Abdelli
CTO, PROPULSION
20 years of aeronautical career: Head of UAM business unit in Rolls-Royce; Chief Engineer in Siemens & Leonardo Helicopters; Head of Airworthiness in Airbus Helicopters
Gabriele Teofili
MANAGING DIRECTOR, UK
25+ years experience in finance, strategy, investor relations and capital markets. Previously CFO of Vaccitech and Exscientia. Ex-Goldman Sachs, UBS & PWC.
Georgy Egorov
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
CIO/Head of VC at SYSTEMIQ; Previously Private Equity at RDIF ($2bn SWF); M&A at Deutsche Bank and Lazard. BA/MA Politics & Economics, Oxford and MBA, INSEAD.
Katya Akulinicheva
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Co-Founder and CSO of Aerospace Technology Institute; Previously at Booz & Co, Ricardo, JCB. MEng, University of Bath and MBA, Kellogg.
James McMicking
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
One Team, One Goal
Working together as one toward our mission
Global H2 Technology Program Manager at Shell; Previously Product at Bioamber, VC at Sofinnova Partners, McKinsey. MChem and DPhil, Chemistry, Oxford; MBA, INSEAD.
Arnab Chatterjee
VP INFRASTRUCTURE
Over two decades of experience in Fuel Cell Technologies – Fuel Cell Powertrain Development Lead at FCP FC; Senior positions at Daimler AG and Ballard.
Rudolf Coertze
HEAD OF R&D
Care & Trust
We are all part of the ZeroAvia team, caring about developing our people and their whole life experience
VP of Customers for Rolls-Royce; 30 years in engine sales and aftermarket support for Rolls Royce, Royal Aero, Timken and Carlisle. MEng/Business Studies at University of Derby.
James Peck
CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER
More than 10 years in-house counsel experience in the aviation and aerospace industries. Locke Lord (partner), UTC Aero, Virgin Galactic, Skyryse. University of Michigan, B.A/J.D
Jeri Rouse Looney
GENERAL COUNSEL
