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Ilan Gur

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CEO, ARIA; Co-founder, Activate at ISV

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Advisor to ISV; CEO of ARIA and co-founder of Activate.

Experience

  1. Renaissance PhilanthropySenior Fellowcurrent2026 — present
  2. Outlier ProjectsSenior Advisorcurrent2026 — present
  3. Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)Advisorcurrent2026 — present
  4. Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)Founding CEO2022 — 2026United Kingdom
  5. ActivateFounder & CEO2019 — 2022
  6. Schmidt FuturesSchmidt Futures Innovation Fellow2020 — 2022
  7. Berkeley LabFounder, Cyclotron Road | Division Director Lawrence Berkeley National Lab2014 — 2019
  8. Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA-E)Program Director & Senior Advisor, Commercialization2011 — 2014
  9. Seeo Inc.Founder2006 — 2010
  10. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessProfessional Faculty2004 — 2010
  11. Mayfield FundMayfield Fellow2006
  12. University of California, BerkeleyNSF & NDSEG Graduate Researcher2002 — 2006

Skills & more

Advanced Energy TechnologiesRenewable EnergyCleantechSolar EnergyMaterialsNanotechnologyPhotovoltaicsBatteriesEnergy StorageClimate ChangeTechnology for DevelopmentEmerging Markets
+12 moreHigh-tech MarketingEntrepreneurshipHigher EducationTechnology to MarketEnergyPolicy AnalysisVenture CapitalMaterials ScienceSmart GridPatentsStart-upsElectrochemistry

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Colleagues at ISV

Alain Harrus
Managing Partner, Co-Founder at ISV
Alita Carbone
Principal at ISV
Andrew Chang
Managing Director, Activate at ISV
Annette Finsterbusch
Founder & CEO, Applied Ventures at ISV
Cody Finke
CEO and Co-Founder at ISV
Daniela Fernandez
Founder, Sustainable Ocean Alliance at ISV
Frieden McLean
Dual Use Technology Lead, Portfolio Support Team at ISV
James Burke
Government Relations, Portfolio Support Team at ISV

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ilan Gur?
Advisor to ISV; CEO of ARIA and co-founder of Activate.
Where does Ilan Gur work?
Ilan Gur is CEO, ARIA; Co-founder, Activate at ISV.
Where did Ilan Gur go to school?
Ilan Gur studied at University of California, Berkeley (B.S./M.S./Ph.D., Materials Science of Engineering).

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