Federico Felici

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DISC Type : cs

Co-Founder and CEO at Fusionality

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Overview

Federico Felici is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fusionality, a company providing control and data systems for fusion devices. A PhD graduate from EPFL, he is an expert in fusion control and simulation, with previous experience leading research at Google DeepMind and the Swiss Plasma Center.

Federicos professional drive stems from a personal mission to combat climate change. He chose to apply his expertise in control engineering to nuclear fusion because he saw it as an attractive and technically challenging way to contribute to a long-term environmental solution.

Unique fact: He was part of the EPFL team that collaborated with Google DeepMind on the first-ever demonstration of deep reinforcement learning to control a real-world tokamak plasma.

Personality Overview

Tough To Convince

Process Oriented

Late Adopter

They are quite aware of their needs and limitations, so they are unlikely to over-promise.  Being observant comes to them naturally. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Topics They Care About

Fusion Energy Control
His entire career, from his PhD at EPFL to founding Fusionality, is dedicated to advancing the control and operation of tokamak fusion devices.
Applied AI & ML
He pioneered the application of deep reinforcement learning for magnetic plasma control in a real-world tokamak during a landmark collaboration between EPFL and Google DeepMind.
Tech Entrepreneurship
After a distinguished career in academia and at Google DeepMind, he recently co-founded Fusionality to commercialize battle-tested fusion control technology developed at EPFL.

Media Appearances

EPFL – Federico Felici. Featured in EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

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Work History

4-2026
Co-Founder and CEO at Fusionality
8-2023 - 12-2025
Research Scientist at Google DeepMind
2-2018 - 8-2023
Research Scientist at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
1-2014 - 1-2018
Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology
3-2012 - 12-2013
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Eindhoven University of Technology

Education

2007 - 2011
PhD from EPFL
2003 - 2005
Master of Science (MSc) from Delft University of Technology

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Exp : 19 Location : Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder and CEO at Fusionality
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Insights For Selling To Federico

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control

DONT's

  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Federico is

  • For them, low risk and acceptance by others are very important, followed by proof of ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Federico

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Federico move?

  • They do not like to take decisions in a hurry, so they could be slow in making their mind up.
  • Can Federico take some risk or not?

  • They are low on risk-appetite and prefer to make informed decisions.

You And Federico

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