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Ilan Gur

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Chief Executive Officer at Advanced Research and Invention Agency
📍 United Kingdom

Ilan Gur is the CEO of the UKs Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), focused on funding high-risk, high-reward scientific breakthroughs. He holds a Ph. D. in Materials Science from UC Berkeley and previously founded Activate. org to support entrepreneurial scientists, as well as two other science-based startups.

His career demonstrates a deep, personal commitment to empowering scientists to solve major world problems. He focuses on creating systems that allow brilliant researchers to transform their ideas into world-changing products and businesses, indicating this mission is a core personal driver.

Unique fact: He holds multiple patents, including one for a solid electrolyte material that can be manufactured using polymer processing methods.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Ilan shows up

Non-Confrontational
Amiable & Agreeable
Optimistic

They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Priorities

Topics Ilan cares about

Scientific Entrepreneurship
He founded Activate. org to help scientists turn research into products and has founded two science-based startups himself.
Breakthrough R&D Funding
As CEO of ARIA and a former Program Director at ARPA-E, his career is centered on funding ambitious, high-impact scientific research.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Chief Executive Officer
Advanced Research and Invention Agency
Schmidt Futures Innovation Fellow
Schmidt Futures
6-2019 - 8-2022
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Activate.org
6-2019
Founder, Cyclotron Road | Division Director Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Berkeley Lab
Program Director | Senior Advisor, Commercialization
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA-E)
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1998 - 2006
B.S./M.S./Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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