Our People
Meet the team
Vian specialises in the intersection of nature, finance, and technology. She advises on global nature-related initiatives to industry bodies including TNFD and UKSIF. With a PhD in Environmental Behaviour Change, Vian is also an ambassador for HM King Charles' Circular Bioeconomy Alliance.
Under Nick's leadership alphaX is advancing how financial institutions understand and manage nature-related risk. He has led the go-to-market strategy, expanded AI capabilities, and overseen successful fundraising — positioning alphaX at the forefront of nature risk intelligence. Nick holds an MBA from Oxford's Saïd Business School.
Charles brings an academic foundation in economics and finance to the team. His work centres on helping clients understand the complex relationship between nature-related risks and financial performance. With a talent for translating technical data into clear, actionable insights, Charles plays a key role in supporting informed investment decision-making.
Jasper combines a neuroscience background (Amsterdam, Princeton, Oxford) with extensive data science experience, driving data strategies that leverage a large variety of data — from structured time series to generative AI models. He passionately follows the latest waves of innovation around LLMs and uses algorithms to tackle complex challenges.
Craig brings a background in banking, finance, and regulatory systems to alphaX's technology function. As CTO, he is building the scalable, intelligent infrastructure that underpins alphaX's platform — drawing on deep experience architecting production-grade systems to ensure every product decision is grounded in engineering rigour and reliability.
A seasoned climate expert with two decades of leadership across the energy sector, academia, philanthropy, and finance — including as an investor at BlackRock. Advisor to a fintech/agtech startup and an early-stage climate resilience venture fund. Board member at a post-growth think tank and professor at Columbia University.
Ian brings a track record of starting and scaling multiple AI software companies to alphaX's global sales expansion. He is building a world-class sales team around alphaX's Agentic AI platform — integrating the world's most critical risk datasets into one autonomous engine applicable to every financial decision that touches a physical asset.
Adomas brings a blend of technical and strategic thinking to innovation in product and data systems. With a passion for sustainable solutions and emerging technologies, he contributes to alphaX's mission of harnessing data to drive commercially valuable and environmentally conscious outcomes across industries.
Rafael is passionate about turning complex geospatial nature data into actionable insights through granular, accurate, and scalable assessments of nature-related risk. He is dedicated to developing intuitive tools that help businesses and investors assess local nature-related impacts, dependencies, and opportunities across their portfolios and value chains.
Chris is passionate about accelerating the commercialisation of impactful ideas. He specialises in connecting innovators with industry adopters across corporate, startup, and government sectors — translating cutting-edge geospatial intelligence into real-world application across diverse industries.
An experienced policy analyst focused on understanding the scientific principles behind nature and their implementation into financial frameworks and policy. Liesl pioneered alphaX's Unmanaged Risk module, which quantifies the presence and quality of biodiversity policies for use in financial risk management.
Valerie specialises in building LLM-backed applications that uncover valuable insights from large, complex datasets. An expert in creating intelligent systems that enable efficient decision-making and knowledge discovery, she is dedicated to using AI to drive innovative solutions for the sustainability sector.
Harrison brings deep expertise in climate and nature data, with a background spanning solutions architecture, GHG accounting, and land-sector modelling across the UK, EU, and North America. Passionate about bridging technology, policy, and sustainability, he ensures alphaX's tools deliver credible, decision-ready intelligence for financial institutions.
Nikolai combines expertise in data science and applied AI with experience building intelligent systems for complex data challenges. With undergraduate and master's degrees from Brown University and published research in deep learning, he helps develop AI and LLM-enabled tools that transform fragmented data into structured, actionable intelligence.
Anusha brings sharp commercial and strategic instincts to alphaX's sales team. Drawing on experience across go-to-market roles in big tech, high-growth scale-ups, and investment banking, she has a distinctive ability to translate innovative, mission-driven technology into meaningful commercial outcomes. She is drawn to the intersection of sustainability, technology, and finance and finds purpose in helping clients and partners unlock the value that geospatial intelligence can offer.