About TerraPower

Bill Gates

Chairman of the Board

Bill Gates is co-founder of Microsoft, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founder of Breakthrough Energy, and founder and chairman of TerraPower.

Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen and led the company to become the worldwide leader in business and personal software and services. In 2008, Gates transitioned to focus full-time on the Gates Foundation’s work to expand opportunity to the world’s most disadvantaged people. At Breakthrough Energy, he’s putting his experience as an innovator and problem-solver to work to address climate change by supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs, big thinkers and clean technologies.

Since 2006, Gates has also served as chairman of TerraPower, which aims to provide the world with a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy.

Nathan Myhrvold, Ph.D

Vice Chairman of the Board

Nathan Myhrvold is the vice chairman of the board of TerraPower, the first spin-out company of Intellectual Ventures^®, an invention company based in Bellevue, Washington.

As founder and CEO of Intellectual Ventures, Dr. Myhrvold focuses on a variety of business interests relating to the funding, creation and commercialization of inventions. Previously, he served as the chief strategist and chief technology officer of the Microsoft Corporation. During his 14-year tenure with the software leader, he founded Microsoft Research and numerous technology groups that resulted in many of Microsoft’s most successful products. Dr. Myhrvold has an extensive background in mathematics and science — he earned a doctorate in theoretical and mathematical physics and a master’s degree in mathematical economics from Princeton University. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge University and worked on research with renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the advisory board to the University of Washington’s physics department.

Dr. Myhrvold shares the views of his peers at TerraPower that nuclear energy is the only proven generation source that can provide the large-scale, baseload electricity needed to meet the world’s growing energy demands while combating global warming.

Chris Levesque

President and CEO

Chris Levesque is president and chief executive officer of TerraPower and serves as a member of the TerraPower board. He was appointed to that position in November 2018 after having served as president of TerraPower since 2015. Levesque leads this nuclear innovation company in the pursuit of next-generation nuclear energy solutions and oversees TerraPower’s new venture into therapeutic medical isotopes. His proven track record in scoping, planning and implementing complex projects began with his service in the U.S. Nuclear Navy and features more than 30 years of experience in the nuclear field.

Prior to joining TerraPower, Levesque led major new reactor build efforts at both Westinghouse and AREVA, overseeing projects in both the U.S. and Finland. Before his assignment in Finland, he led the formation of AREVA’s joint venture with Newport News Shipbuilding, AREVA Newport News, for which he served as chairman of the board and president.

Levesque has extensive experience with the nuclear industrial base and nuclear component manufacturing. Earlier in his career, he served as the manager of engineering and manufacturing at Westinghouse’s Newington, New Hampshire, component manufacturing facility, and he has served in multiple management positions at two nuclear-capable shipyards. Levesque began his career as a nuclear submarine officer and served on both the USS Boise (SSN 764) and the USS Will Rogers (SSBN 659). On Boise, he supervised initial criticality and reactor startup testing, and qualified as chief engineer.

Levesque holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Master of Science in mechanical engineering and a Naval Engineer degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He currently serves on the Department of Energy’s Energy Workforce Advisory Board that advises the Secretary on workforce issues; and serves on the board of the Nuclear Energy Institute.

John Gilleland, Ph.D

Chief Technical Officer

John Gilleland is the chief technical officer of TerraPower LLC, a company founded by Bill Gates (chairman), Nathan Myhrvold (vice chairman) and Dr. Gilleland in 2008 to focus on achieving improved nuclear safety, proliferation resistance, energy security and economic power for all countries.

From 2008 to 2015, Dr. Gilleland served as TerraPower’s chief executive officer (CEO). Under his leadership, TerraPower transitioned from an idea to a globally recognized center for innovation and development of new nuclear reactors and other advanced nuclear systems. Dr. Gilleland now serves as the company’s technology evangelist, focusing on the long-term product vision and feasibility of TerraPower’s best-known product, the traveling wave reactor.

Previously, Dr. Gilleland founded and served as the CEO of Archimedes Technology Group, a company that created and successfully tested new technologies, which can speed weapons waste cleanup and opens new non-chemical approaches to commercial spent fuel reprocessing.

As chief scientist and vice president of energy programs at Bechtel Corporation, he was responsible for a large number of advanced energy production and energy distribution system projects. In addition to nuclear programs, he oversaw a number of renewable energy projects that included very large central receiver and photo-voltaic solar projects, large commercial geothermal plants, commercial and demonstration biomass, wind, advanced diesel-solar hybrid arrays and several other exploratory systems. Energy storage projects included superconducting, battery, hydro-pumped, inertial and compressed air-based systems. Distributed energy projects included commercial scale fuel cell installations, microturbines, and small commercial and home-use solar arrays.

Prior to his Bechtel experiences, he served as the U.S. managing director of the International Tokamak Experimental Reactor (ITER) program during its conceptual design phase and senior vice president of General Atomics for fusion development.

Dr. Gilleland holds a Bachelor of Science in physics from Yale University and a doctorate in physics from the University of Michigan.

Mohamed Al Hammadi

Since 2008, Mohamed Al Hammadi has led the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) in successfully delivering the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program, focusing on the implementation of the highest national regulations and international standards of safety, security, quality, transparency and non-proliferation.

Al Hammadi’s management responsibilities include leading the organization in powering the future growth of the UAE through the safe and efficient deployment of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, in addition to exploring and realizing opportunities for investment in and deployment of gigawatt nuclear technologies and advanced nuclear and related clean energy technologies, small modular reactors (SMRs) and microreactors in the UAE and overseas. The Barakah plant is the first civil nuclear plant in the Arab World; ENEC’s operating team has brought a unit into commercial operations annually since 2021 with the fourth unit in the fleet coming online in 2024. The plant has had a transformational impact on the UAE’s energy portfolio, rapidly decarbonizing power generation, while generating 40TWh of clean baseload electricity annually, providing the “always on’ foundation on which to expand its renewables portfolio.

Al Hammadi leads ENEC and oversees its joint venture subsidiaries: Nawah Energy Company, which is responsible for operating and maintaining the Barakah plant, and Barakah One Company, which manages the financial and commercial interests of the project. More than 3,000 people work across the organizations, spanning more than 50 nationalities, making it one of the most multicultural and multinational energy projects globally.

Al Hammadi has a strong background in power and utility projects, including management, construction, finance and administration. Prior to joining ENEC, Al Hammadi was general manager of the UAE Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) where he led a transformational management process focused on the implementation of best practices and international standards to the authority.

Al Hammadi is chair-elect of the World Nuclear Association (WNA) board of directors. He is president of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) (for the 2022–2024 period) and a board member of WANO Atlanta Center. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and the Project Management Institute (USA). In the UAE, he sits on the boards of the National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Abu Dhabi Ports.

In 2019, Ajou University in South Korea recognized Al Hammadi’s vision of the future of electricity with an honorary doctorate, becoming one of eight leaders to receive such a prestigious accolade in the history of the university.

Al Hammadi earned his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and his Master of Science in engineering management, both from the Florida Institute of Technology, USA.

David Scott

David Scott is an expert in strategy formulation and implementation with an extensive track record of successful engagements involving multibillion-dollar projects and ventures for both government and private sector clients. With a particularly deep resume within the energy industry, he is also a sought-after advisor on a wide spectrum of energy technologies and sources, including fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear energy.

Scott is the founder and president of the Investment Diplomacy Group (IDG), a bespoke, U.S.-based consultancy providing expert advice on transactions and ventures that combine a high degree of both commercial and political complexity. Via IDG, Scott provides ongoing services to a number of corporate and government clients, including as a long-time advisor to the chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of the government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

In addition to the above, Scott sits on the board of directors for the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and is widely credited as a chief architect of the well-regarded and successful UAE peaceful nuclear energy program. He additionally sits on the board of Seattle-based TerraPower, as well as advisory boards for San Diego-based General Atomics and London-based Lloyd’s Registry. Scott is also the chairman of UAE-based AGTECH start-up Pure Harvest, as well as UK-based InfraSalience (a carbon-capture and utilization technology company).

Scott is deeply passionate about education and human capital development and maintains relationships with a number of major academic institutions across the globe, where he frequently lectures on various geopolitical, business and strategy-related topics.

Previously, as executive director of Economic and Energy Affairs for the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi (2006-2012), Scott led an interdisciplinary team of analysts charged with conducting targeted research and providing strategic policy advice to the chairman of Abu Dhabi’s Executive Council. In his role as executive director of Energy and Economic Affairs, Scott helped organize and lead an interagency working group that analyzed future energy demand across the UAE and developed the current diversified technology strategy that is being implemented to meet that demand.

Prior to his role with the Executive Affairs Authority, Scott worked as a regional vice president for Occidental Petroleum Corporation (2002-2006), contributing to Occidental’s rapid expansion within the GCC and wider Middle East. From 2001-2002, he served at the White House as the National Security Council’s director for Arabian Peninsula and North African affairs.

Scott is a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer and a veteran of the United States Army. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the Defense Language Institute, as well as the U.S. Army’s Cryptologic and Electronic Warfare School and Non-Commissioned Officers Academy. He was also a graduate fellow with the Center for Arabic Studies Abroad at the American University of Cairo.

He is fluent in both Arabic and Spanish.

Kristine Svinicki

Kristine Svinicki is an internationally recognized policy expert and innovator with more than 30 years of public service at the state and federal levels of government. A battle-tested leader, she has a demonstrated record of success gathering diverse coalitions to move solutions to our most complex energy, environmental, and security challenges from concept to reality. She is firmly convinced that diversity in all forms — thought, experience, perspective and background— is essential to pushing past outmoded paradigms and creating a global energy future that can improve the standard of living of every human citizen.

Appointed to her role by three successive United States presidents, Svinicki was the longest-serving member of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S. NRC) in the agency’s history, having stepped down as chairman in early 2021. Before her appointment to the U.S. NRC, Svinicki served as an expert and policy advisor for more than a decade to members of the United States Senate on subjects ranging from energy to national security. She previously managed nuclear research and development programs at the U.S. Department of Energy and worked as an energy analyst for the state of Wisconsin.

Svinicki holds a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan, where she currently serves as an adjunct professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences in the College of Engineering. She also serves on the boards of directors of Southern Company and Pinnacle West Capital Corporation. She holds a CERT Cybersecurity Oversight Certification from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. She was selected as a Brookings Institution Fellow in 1997 and as a John C. Stennis Congressional Fellow of the 108th U.S. Congress.

She volunteers as chair of the American Nuclear Society International Council, as member of the Idaho National Laboratory Nuclear Science and Technology Strategic Advisory Committee, and as an expert committee member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Assessing and Improving Strategies for Preventing, Countering and Responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism – Nuclear Threats.

Ralph Izzo

Ralph Izzo was executive chair of the Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) board of directors effective September 1, 2022, until his retirement following his last day on December 31, 2022. He was also a member of the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) board of directors.

Previously, he had been chairman and chief executive officer of PSEG since April 2007 and the company’s president since October 2006. Before this, he was president and chief operating officer of PSE&G.

Since joining PSE&G in 1992, he held several executive positions within PSEG’s family of companies, including PSE&G senior vice president – utility operations; PSE&G vice president – appliance service; PSEG vice president – corporate planning; and PSE&G vice president – electric ventures.

He is a well-known leader in the energy industry as well as the public policy arena. He is frequently asked to testify before Congress and speak at conferences and to organizations on matters pertaining to national energy policy.

Mr. Izzo’s career began as a research scientist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, performing numerical simulations of fusion energy experiments. He has published or presented more than 35 papers on magnetohydrodynamic modeling. He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in applied physics from Columbia University. He also received a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance, from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management. He is listed in numerous editions of Who’s Who, is a 2022 inductee into the New Jersey Hall of Fame and has been the recipient of several national fellowships and awards, including the 2022 United States Energy Award from the U.S. Energy Association. Mr. Izzo has received honorary degrees from Montclair State University (Doctor of Science), the New Jersey Institute of Technology (Doctor of Science), Thomas Edison State University (Doctor of Humane Letters), Bloomfield College (Doctor of Humane Letters), Rutgers University (Doctor of Humane Letters), and Raritan Valley Community College (Associate of Science).

Mr. Izzo is the former chair of the Nuclear Energy Institute and a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. He is on the boards of directors of the Bank of New York Mellon, CMS Energy and Ovintiv Inc. In addition, he is on the boards of directors of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the Liberty Science Center. He is also on the advisory board for the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department, a member of the board of trustees of the Peddie School and on the advisory council of Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment as well as a member of the visiting committee for the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Columbia University School of Engineering Board of Visitors and of the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion. In addition, he is a former chair of the Rutgers University Board of Governors and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.

Bill Pitesa

Bill Pitesa has been involved with the nuclear power industry his entire career. He worked for Duke Energy for 39 years starting at the McGuire Nuclear Station. During his time at McGuire, he held a Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license and was also loaned to the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) as an operations evaluator. Subsequently, he moved up through management holding positions that include training manager, operations manager, plant manager, and corporate vice president. Following the merger between Duke Energy and Progress Energy, he held the role of chief nuclear officer (CNO) responsible for the safe and reliable operation of 11 reactors.

During his time at Duke Energy, Mr. Pitesa was frequently asked by INPO, the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to support US and international plant assistance and evaluations. This led to review visits in South Africa, Ukraine, France, South Korea, and Germany. He also chaired the INPO Executive Advisory Group (EAG), which facilitated industry CNO’s feedback to INPO on strategy and execution of U.S. nuclear power continuous improvement initiatives and direction.

After his Duke Energy CNO role, Mr. Pitesa was loaned to the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) in Washington, D.C., as the NEI chief nuclear officer. This experience allowed Bill to interact closely with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and to create consensus among the U.S. CNOs on industry priorities with the NRC.

After retiring from Duke Energy, Bill became the nuclear lead on the board of directors for Vistra Corp and Energy Northwest. Additionally, Bill is on the board of directors at Ontario Power Generation and advises SK, the second-largest conglomerate in South Korea, as they pursue innovating the global energy industry.

“With my operational background and experiences, I am eager to assist TerraPower on the journey to build and safely operate a Natrium Reactor.”

Moohwan Kim

Moohwan Kim is the executive vice president and head of Green Division of SK Inc., a holding company of SK Group, responsible for SK’s investment and corporate development activities across all decarbonization sectors, including energy transition, industrial decarbonization, carbon management solutions, and innovative digital technologies as well as infrastructure, including artificial intelligence, web3, mobility, software platform and data center and logistics.

He oversees an investment portfolio of $2.5 billion in various asset classes, including: Plug Power (Hydrogen); TerraPower (SMR); Monolith Materials (Hydrogen); Fulcrum Bioenergy (W-t-E); Lunar Energy (ESS); Atom Power (EV Charging); Perfect Day and Nature’s Fynd (Alternative Protein); Ecosecurities (Voluntary Carbon Credit); SoCar (Car Sharing); ESR (Logistics); Grab (Mobility); Chin Data Group (Datacenter); Geminus AI (AI); Swift Navigation, and A4x (Web3), with several venture funds as related to climate solution and deep tech. Also, he has served as a board member of multiple portfolio companies such as SK E&S, Lunar Energy, Perfect Day, and Ecosecurities.

Before his work at SK Inc., Mr. Kim held various leadership positions in corporate development and investment, corporate strategy, executive management support and marketing strategy from various SK Group companies. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Seoul National University.

Thomas R. Kuhn

ADVISOR TO THE BOARD

Mr. Kuhn became an advisor to TerraPower’s Board in January 2024 after more than thirty years as president and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the trade association representing U.S. investor-owned electric utilities. Before his role as president and CEO, Mr. Kuhn served as chief operating officer of EEI from 1988 to 1990 and executive vice president from 1985-1988.

Before joining EEI, Mr. Kuhn was president of the American Nuclear Energy Council, which represented virtually all of the companies in the commercial nuclear power industry. He joined the council in 1975 as vice president, government affairs, and became president in 1983. From 1972 to 1975, Mr. Kuhn headed the energy section of the investment banking firm Alex Brown and Sons. Before that, from 1970 to 1972, he was White House liaison officer to the secretary of the Navy.

Mr. Kuhn previously served on the secretary of energy’s advisory board and the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He also has served on the boards of the Alliance to Save Energy, the United States Energy Association, and the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation. He is chairman emeritus of the Committee of 100 of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Among his honors, Mr. Kuhn was awarded the Bess Goodman Humanitarian Award in 2000. He was chosen as Association Executive of the Year 2000 by Association TRENDS magazine and the Trade Association CEO of the Year in 2015 by CEO Update. In 2017, he received the Energy Good Scout Award from the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He received the 2018 United States Energy Award for “unparalleled contribution and leadership in the energy sector” and the Keystone Policy Center 2019 Leadership Award.

Mr. Kuhn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Yale University and served as a naval officer following his graduation. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University.

Christian Blessing

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

Christian Blessing has more than 30 years of global business development experience in the nuclear industry. He has expertise in market entry, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and management of key stakeholders. At TerraPower, Blessing leads the creation of new business opportunities and strategic partnerships.

Prior to joining TerraPower, he worked for 10 years with Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, LLC, where he held a progression of business development and strategy roles. In a game-changing move, Hitachi-GE acquired Horizon Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom in 2012; Blessing played an instrumental role in launching and leading this landmark acquisition. As a result of the £696 million acquisition, Hitachi-GE began working to deploy two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors in the United Kingdom.

Blessing also led business development activities for Hitachi-GE’s Europe, Africa and Middle East nuclear new build programs. During a special assignment to Hitachi-GE’s Düsseldorf, Germany, offices, Blessing was a key member of the sales and project negotiating teams for nuclear new build projects in the United Arab Emirates, Lithuania and South Africa.

Prior to his European assignment, Blessing was Hitachi-GE’s U.S. sales lead, negotiating contracts for Exelon’s Victoria County, Texas, project and NRG’s South Texas Project.

Blessing started his career with Holtec International, a supplier of spent nuclear fuel storage products and services. There, he advanced from marketing positions to vice president, business development. Blessing led Holtec’s sales and marketing activities during his tenure; the business deals and strategic relationships he initiated contributed to the company’s steady growth from a fledgling startup into a respected industry leader with annual sales of more than $100 million. Blessing worked with Holtec for more than 18 years.

Blessing is a member of the American Nuclear Society and a graduate of the University of Dallas, Irving, Texas, holding a Bachelor of Arts in economics.

Marcia Burkey

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Marcia Burkey is the executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), responsible for TerraPower’s finance operations, human resources, information technology, procurement and contracts, and commercial development.

Immediately prior to joining TerraPower, Burkey was the managing director at TeleSoft Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that funds, incubates and helps build value in companies of various stages. She oversaw investment operations for a family of funds with commitments exceeding $625M including SBIC commitments. TeleSoft’s funds invest in communication, energy, internet and information technology companies.

Prior to her work at TeleSoft, Burkey was a senior vice president and partner of Bechtel Group, Inc. In her capacity as CFO of Bechtel Enterprises, she was responsible for leading the investment efforts along with financial planning and analysis, control, tax, treasury, and IT efforts. Additionally, Burkey assisted in capital raisings within Bechtel Enterprises and Bechtel Group, and served on the boards of UIC, Alterra and InterGen. She led the development and sale of investments in North America, Asia, South America and the Middle East. Burkey also served as the president of Bechtel’s NASD broker-dealer, Bechtel Financing Services, Inc.

Prior to her work at Bechtel, Burkey spent nine years at SBC Warburg (now UBS) in corporate and project finance positions. She was involved in project financings globally for SBC Warburg in New York, and directed the firm’s Latin America project finance business development efforts. In addition, she was responsible for corporate advisory and financing in multiple industries, including work with U.S. public utilities. While at SBC Warburg, Burkey assisted in raising debt and equity capital for U.S. electric, water and gas utilities in excess of $2.5B.

Burkey is currently a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC), providing guidance on the most pressing trade issues facing the U.S. civil nuclear sector. Burkey holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College (Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude) and a Master of Arts from Columbia University.

Scott Claunch, RPh

PRESIDENT, TERRAPOWER ISOTOPES™

Scott Claunch is president of TerraPower Isotopes™, a division of TerraPower focused on the pursuit of next-generation therapeutic medical isotopes for Targeted Alpha Therapy (TAT) treatments. In this role, Claunch guides the business in the processing and delivery of select materials and grows the industry and innovator partnerships necessary to develop and commercialize TAT treatments to potentially eliminate many forms of cancer.

Prior to joining TerraPower, Claunch led the Global Nuclear Medicine Franchise at Lantheus Medical Imaging. He was responsible for commercial sales for all nuclear medicine products and pre-launch activities for Lantheus’ future portfolio in Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Additionally, he oversaw cyclotron operations used in the manufacture and distribution of radiopharmaceuticals globally. Previously, Claunch held various leadership positions in operations, change management, quality and sourcing at Option Care Health and Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy Services.

Claunch remains active as a nuclear pharmacist and previously served as a board member for the Alzheimer’s Association, Central Ohio Chapter. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy, specializing in nuclear pharmacy, from the University of New Mexico.

Craighton Goeppele

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL

As senior vice president and general counsel for TerraPower, Craighton Goeppele focuses on international and domestic agreements, corporate matters, intellectual property, compliance, risk management and employment law. He has practiced law for more than 25 years, including several years in Japan and throughout Europe, and is licensed to practice law in the state of Washington.

From 2011 to 2013, he served as senior counsel at Intellectual Ventures, where he handled global compliance, employment and various corporate and commercial transactions. From 2009 to 2011, he was senior director, business transactions at Nintendo of America, where he led a team of lawyers and staff handling all contracts and compliance matters for Nintendo’s business in the Western Hemisphere. From 2000 to 2009, Goeppele held several leadership roles in Starbucks Corporation’s legal department, including managing a team of lawyers supporting the business of Starbucks across 26 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and acting as lead lawyer for its global consumer packaged goods businesses. From 1992 to 2000, Goeppele practiced with the law firm of Riddell Williams P.S. (then known as Graham & James/Riddell Williams) in the company’s Seattle, Washington, and Tokyo, Japan, offices, where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate, international and commercial transactions. While in Tokyo, Goeppele worked in-house at ITOCHU Corporation’s Tokyo headquarters from 1996 to 1998 on numerous international energy and infrastructure projects throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Goeppele graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Boston University in 1987 and a master’s degree from the University of Michigan in 1988. He earned his law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1991, Order of the Coif.

Irene Hsieh

VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

Irene Hsieh is the vice president of finance and accounting at TerraPower. In this role, Irene leads a team responsible for government compliance, shareholder reporting, payroll, benefits, corporate planning and financial systems.

Hsieh has 25 years of experience across government compliance, international joint venture, fundraising, cost optimization, risk management and corporate strategic planning. In addition to financial and operational expertise, she has led various transformational initiatives such as the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system transition.

Prior to TerraPower, Irene joined Intellectual Ventures as the controller where she was responsible for treasury, budget, forecast, audit, tax and financial reporting. Hsieh played a leading role in the spin out of TerraPower from Intellectual Ventures in 2012.

Prior to Intellectual Ventures, Hsieh spent nine years at a Kirkland, Washington- based venture capital firm OVP Venture Partners supporting the fund administration and operations of $750M assets under management as of controller/director of finance. There, she supported fundraising efforts and worked closely with portfolio companies to support their success.

She started her career at the PricewaterhouseCoopers Seattle office in the advisory business assurance practice. There, she led a team of staff responsible for planning and executing multi-location audits for global investment banks, venture capital firms, hedge funds, startups, universities, benefit plans and public and private companies supporting IPO and SEC filing.

Hsieh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, accounting concentration at the University of Washington. She is a licensed certified public accountant (CPA) in Washington State.

Jeff Latkowski, Ph.D

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MOLTEN CHLORIDE FAST REACTOR

Jeff Latkowski is the senior vice president of innovation at TerraPower, where he is responsible for the origination, evaluation and development of high-risk, high-potential energy solutions within TerraPower. He is also responsible for the development and growth of partnerships that can facilitate the origination of new ideas and energy solutions.

Dr. Latkowski has more than 25 years of experience in the generation, analysis and evaluation of new ideas and designs for nuclear systems. He was previously employed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where he most recently served as the chief scientist for the Laser Inertial Fusion Energy (LIFE) program. Prior to this, Dr. Latkowski held positions in LLNL’s Fusion Energy Program, Laser Program, and within the National Ignition Facility Directorate. His technical expertise includes systems engineering and design, neutronics, safety and environmental evaluation, x-ray physics, optics, and laser and fusion technologies.

Dr. Latkowski was the recipient of LLNL’s first Director’s Performance Award, which he received for defining and defending the environment, safety and health position of the National Ignition Facility, a $3.5B laser project that was under construction from 1997 to 2009. In 2009, Latkowski received the Fusion Power Associates Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award.

Dr. Latkowski received a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a doctorate in nuclear engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, is named on approximately 20 patent applications, and is named as an author on nearly 100 journal articles and conference papers.

Jeffrey Miller

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Jeffrey Miller is the senior director of business development at TerraPower, developing relationships, new business alignments and strategic partnership opportunities in the Natrium and TerraPower Isotopes programs. He has more than 20 years of industry and government experience in nuclear power, including advocacy, business development, strategy, policy, program, and project management.

Prior to joining TerraPower, Miller had established the Japan office of Centrus Energy, an enrichment company working to re-establish production in the United States with domestically owned, controlled and operated enrichment technology. In this capacity, he grew and maintained the company’s market share in low enriched uranium sales in Asia. While leading Centrus Japan, he was responsible for business generation, advocacy and relationship management in Japan and Asia at all levels. After returning to the United States, Miller served as the director of sales and marketing for Centrus Energy’s American Centrifuge Operations business unit, leading international customer engagements and strategic planning for new technologies and market approaches.

Earlier in his career, Miller supported the early stages of Fukushima Dai-ichi accident response on the U.S. Department of Energy Accident Response Team in spring 2011. Subsequently, from July 2011 to August 2016, he continued to support Fukushima’s recovery while serving as the director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Japan Office in the U.S. Embassy Tokyo, managing the office and representing DOE and its program offices in Japan at all levels, including on behalf of the secretary and deputy secretary in the nuclear, clean energy, security, science and environmental sectors.

Miller entered the United States government as a presidential management fellow in 1999. In addition to DOE, he also worked for the U.S. Department of State and the National Nuclear Security Administration on a range of national security and critical infrastructure protection programs. In addition, he worked for Battelle Memorial Institute at DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory where he managed radiation detection deployment projects in seaports and land border crossings throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Miller holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Muhlenberg College, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. During his junior year of college Miller studied at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. He holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law and is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland.

Jeff Navin

DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Jeff Navin is director of external affairs and oversees TerraPower’s government affairs, public policy, communications, and stakeholder engagement efforts. He is a co-founder and is currently a partner at Boundary Stone Partners, a government affairs and communications firm advising companies, advocacy organizations and public policy think tanks working to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

Navin has a deep background in government and communications. After serving in the federal government for more than 15 years, he co-founded Boundary Stone Partners, a public policy, government affairs and communications consulting firm specializing in clean energy and transportation. In government, he served as chief of staff and deputy chief of staff to Secretaries Steven Chu and Ernest Moniz. In those roles, he helped manage the Department of Energy’s research and deployment efforts, climate and energy policy initiatives and nuclear national security missions.

He previously served as deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Labor during the labor market crisis in 2009 and served as a chief of staff to Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin in the United States Congress. He served as research director to the Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, worked as the Washington director of the consulting firm American Environics and practiced law at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP.

A recognized expert on government, communications and energy, Navin has provided commentary to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Bloomberg, Politico, Axios, Time, E&E News, Marketplace and others. Jeff received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Dakota, and his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a Harry S. Truman Scholar and serves as chair of the Center on Rural Innovation, a 501(c)(3) organization that supports economic development in rural areas.

Tara Neider

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATRIUM™ DEMONSTRATION REACTOR

Tara Neider is senior vice president and project director, Natrium™ demonstration reactor, at TerraPower. In this role, she leads TerraPower’s efforts to demonstrate the Natrium reactor as part of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. Her team is responsible for plant design, testing, licensing, design integration, procurement and project leadership and administration.

Neider has more than 30 years of experience in nuclear engineering, project management and licensing. Previously, she worked as senior vice president of back-end business development and sales at AREVA, Inc. Neider had responsibility for directing back-end customer relations for AREVA in North America, developing an overall fuel and decommissioning strategy for the company, and pushing sales revenues for AREVA and AREVA subsidiary Transnuclear, Inc. to double their sales targets.

For four years prior, Neider served as president and CEO of AREVA Federal Services where she established its overall strategy. In this role, she held board positions on major Department of Energy project teams, including the MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility, Hanford Tank Operations, Savannah River Remediation and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Neider’s many accomplishments include developing a new product line in support of AREVA’s Reactors, Services and Fuels group, and expanding the company’s mission to include sales to Canada and Saudi Arabia.

Neider spent much of her early career with Transnuclear, Inc. She began as a project manager and design engineer and rose to serve as president and CEO of the company. Over the years, she worked on dry transfer systems, dry fuel storage, transportation cask design, licensing, fabrication and installation projects, on both engineering and management levels. As president and CEO, she was responsible for leading the company’s overall strategy and investments, as well as day-to-day operations.

Neider holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She also earned an MBA in finance and international business from New York University.

Eric Williams

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & DESIGN AUTHORITY

Eric Williams is the senior vice president and design authority at TerraPower. In this role, he oversees the engineering associated with TerraPower’s advanced reactors and medical isotope programs. He works closely with the senior program managers to provide design, analysis and testing to meet project objectives. Williams has 22 years of experience in engineering and has spent the last 15 years developing nuclear power plant designs, with an emphasis on safety.

Before coming to TerraPower, Williams spent four years at B&W mPower developing a new small modular reactor design and worked to develop the safety of the plant and take the design through pre-licensing with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He also led the development of an Integrated Systems Test facility, which was a small-scale, electrically powered version of the nuclear power plant used to demonstrate the safety characteristics of the plant during simulated accident scenarios.

Earlier in his career, Williams worked on another new reactor design where he led a team that analyzed severe accidents. He developed the analysis and documentation needed to license the design and took the severe accident analysis through the licensing process.

Prior to working on new nuclear reactor designs, Williams worked on making the current fleet of nuclear power plants in the U.S. more efficient by upgrading their equipment and modernizing their systems. He worked directly with electric power utilities and visited operating nuclear power plants to understand the issues they faced and helped develop solutions.

Williams holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida, a Master of Business Administration from Lynchburg College and a Professional Engineer license.

George Wilson

VICE PRESIDENT OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND LICENSING

George Wilson is the vice president of regulatory affairs and licensing for TerraPower.

He has more than three decades of government and private-sector experience in the field of nuclear energy.

Prior to joining TerraPower, he served as a senior executive in the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), where he oversaw the licensing, oversight and enforcement of nuclear facilities.

Before working for the NRC, Wilson served in various capacities for the Tennessee Valley Authority at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, including operations and maintenance.

Wilson started his nuclear career as a member of the United States Navy, where he provided training, operations, and maintenance of the propulsion plant.