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
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
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

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

25+ years experience in finance, strategy, investor relations and capital markets. Previously CFO of Vaccitech and Exscientia. Ex-Goldman Sachs, UBS & PWC.
Georgy Egorov

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

Co-Founder and CSO of Aerospace Technology Institute; Previously at Booz & Co, Ricardo, JCB. MEng, University of Bath and MBA, Kellogg.
James McMicking
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

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
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.