Ilan Gur

Ilan recently completed his term as Founding CEO of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). Previously, he was Founder and CEO of Activate.org, a fellowship enabling entrepreneurial scientists and engineers to transform research into world-changing products. He received Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from UC Berkeley, founded two science-based startups, and served as Senior Advisor & Program Director at ARPA-E.