TEAM

The team behind the work.

Founders, scientists, and advisors building the technologies for critical mineral independence.

LEADERSHIP

Aseem Trivedi

Co-Founder and CEO

Harvard and Duke educated. Twelve years in climate-tech, national-scale infrastructure, and critical mineral refining. Former Ernst and Young New York. Led India’s largest infrastructure rollout.

Vanessa Lacayo

Co-Founder and COO

Globally recognized sustainability leader and serial entrepreneur. Previously led international green building and circular economy initiatives at WeWork. Member, CII Critical Minerals Committee.

Ian Wiese

Chief Technology Advisor

Metallurgical engineer. Co-founder and former CTO of two clean-tech companies in the United States: Metcovery and NUMiX Materials. Deep expertise in hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and scale-up engineering.

Azgar Ali N

Chief AI Advisor

Google (Americas). Stanford Graduate School of Business and Northwestern University. IEEE-USA Congressional Representative. Forty-plus invited talks at NASA, Google, IEEE, and Purdue University.

STRATEGIC ADVISORS

Dr. N.P. Shukla

Strategic Advisor, Environmental Policy and Regulation

Former Member (Technical), Commission for Air Quality Management, New Delhi. Former Chairman, Expert Appraisal Committee, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Former Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board.

Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, IAS (Retd.)

Strategic Advisor, Public Policy and Industrial Development

Former Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India. Led India’s Skill India mission. Former Chairperson, National Council for Vocational Education and Training. Thirty-five years of national administrative leadership.

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