Leadership
team

The people who believe the US can solve this, and are building it from the ground up.

Co-founders Hooman Reza Nezhad and Artem Iurkovskyi

Hooman Reza Nezhad

Co-founder, CEO

Artem Iurkovskyi

Co-founder, CTO

Hooman Reza Nezhad

Hooman Reza Nezhad

Co-founder, CEO

Artem Iurkovskyi

Artem Iurkovskyi

Co-founder, CTO

  • Dr. Ethan Benderly-Kremen
  • Carlos Angeles
  • Laurynas (Larry) Veckys
  • Dr. Ethan Benderly-Kremen

    Lead Scientist

  • Carlos Angeles

    Lead Process Engineer

  • Laurynas (Larry) Veckys

    Chief of Staff

Dr. Ethan Benderly-Kremen

Dr. Ethan Benderly-Kremen

Lead Scientist

Carlos Angeles

Carlos Angeles

Lead Process Engineer

Laurynas (Larry) Veckys

Laurynas (Larry) Veckys

Chief of Staff

HELP US BRING RARE EARTHS HOME

Nearly all of Western supply comes from China today.

R&D TechnicianSenior Process Engineer

We've invented a fundamentally new chemistry to turn rare earth oxide into magnet-ready metal — made in America, at a cost that competes with China. Almost no one else in the world can do it, and we need exceptional people to help bring rare earths home.