Our team

Our team is built to think differently. We’ve come to ARIA from start-ups, non-profits, venture capital, and the public sector, united by a shared belief in the power of science to transform society.

Executive Team

The Executive Team lead on ARIA's strategy and operations, and have combined startup, non-profit, corporate and public sector expertise.

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Ilan Gur

Chief Executive Officer

Ilan founded Activate.org, an organisation that empowers scientists and engineers to bring groundbreaking research to market. Prior to this, Ilan built two science-based startups and served as a founding Programme Director at ARPA-E.

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Pippy James

Chief Product Officer

Pippy was previously founder and CEO of a women’s health startup. She was also Global Product Manager at Entrepreneur First, which supports the creation of technology companies internationally.

Antonia Jenkinson

Antonia Jenkinson

Chief Finance and Operating Officer

With a background in corporate finance, Antonia was previously CFO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and the Satellite Applications Catapult, as well as holding multiple private company & NED positions.

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Ant Rowstron

Chief Technology Officer

Ant is a computer scientist, engineer, and systems researcher with more than two decades’ experience at Microsoft, where he built and led interdisciplinary teams to pioneer disruptive technologies, advance robotics, and drive breakthroughs in AI hardware innovation.

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Dan Cole

Chief of Staff

Dan served as COO at UK healthtech startup Accurx, which supported the care of over 50 million NHS patients. Prior to this, Dan worked in strategy consulting focusing on sustainability.

We're looking for our next CEO

Someone with the technical and creative ambition to inspire teams beyond traditional boundaries, and the executive experience to build partnerships that deliver transformative R&D impact.

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How we work

We seek out exceptional scientists and engineers and empower them to turn their ideas into reality.

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Funding opportunities

Learn about how we fund and explore our current and past funding opportunities.

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