Team - ZeroAvia

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    Meet the team

    Leadership Advisory Board

    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

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