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439 people in our graph share verified history with Chris — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Greg RudinunlockedChris: together at Creative Destruction Lab (2025–2026)
×4Chris: together at Tesla Motors
×5Chris: together at Creative Destruction Lab
Chris: together at Chemical Angel Network
About
Physics PhD with 15+ years in battery materials and a former Sr. Research Engineer at Tesla. Founded and scaled NOVONIX, securing over $1B in investment and support.
Experience
- Dryve Battery MaterialsFounder and CEOcurrent2026 — present
- Avrion Battery LabsOwnercurrent2026 — present
- Avriotech ConsultingFounder and CEOcurrent2025 — present
- National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches CanadaChair of the Clean Energy Innovation Research Centre Advisory Boardcurrent2025 — present
- Accelerate-AccélérerChair of the Boardcurrent2025 — present
- Accelerate-AccélérerBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Chemical Angel NetworkAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
- Creative Destruction LabAssociate Mentor | CDL - Atlanticcurrent2025 — present
- NOVONIXCo-Founder, Strategic Advisor2025 — 2026
- NOVONIXCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer2013 — 2025
- Tesla MotorsSr. Research Engineer2015 — 2017
Skills & more
French4LaTeX10Matlab9Materials Science38Powder X-ray Diffraction28TGA6Electrochemistry19Physics32Scanning Electron Microscopy12Research19Thin Films7
From Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at RiSC Capital Corp
Colin Webster
Co-Founder at RiSC Capital Corp
Jenny Yang
Partner at RiSC Capital Corp
Kristina McDougall
Advisor at RiSC Capital Corp
Landon Steele
Advisor at RiSC Capital Corp
Paul Martin
Advisor at RiSC Capital Corp
Roger Singh
Advisor at RiSC Capital Corp
Sam Macdonald
Advisor at RiSC Capital Corp
Scott Lake
Co-founder of Shopify
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Burns?
- Physics PhD with 15+ years in battery materials and a former Sr. Research Engineer at Tesla. Founded and scaled NOVONIX, securing over $1B in investment and support.
- Where does Chris Burns work?
- Chris Burns is Advisor at RiSC Capital Corp.
- Where did Chris Burns go to school?
- Chris Burns studied at Dalhousie University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics); Dalhousie University (MSc., Physics); St. Francis Xavier University (BSc., Physics).
Same school
Also attended Dalhousie University82
Graham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgSarah ApplebaumPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Claire FauquierVenture Partner at Brightspark VenturesLeah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VCPaige MartinManager, Portfolio Monitoring and Valuation at White Star CapitalAmy RaePartner at Vanedge Capital
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Also attended St. Francis Xavier University7
Sarah MurphyPartner at Pelorus Venture CapitalTony LodgeFellow at High Street Equity PartnersJeff WhitePresident & CEO at New Brunswick Innovation FoundationFarlan DowellOperating Partner at Virta VenturesRansom HawleyDirector at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate NiagaraJonathan HoodInvestor at Winning Together Fund
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Shared employers
Also worked at Chemical Angel Network5
Also worked at Tesla Motors265
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners
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