ABOUT VEIR
VEIR is a superconducting power solutions company. We’re on a mission to deliver the power density necessary across the electricity value chain for global growth in capacity and grid resilience. Founded in 2019, we enable data centers, energy producers, and utilities to rapidly accelerate growth in electric transmission capacity.
Who We Work With
VEIR works, partners, and innovates alongside organizations seeking modern power density solutions to modern power delivery challenges. Our superconducting power delivery solutions significantly expand capacity across the electricity value chain.
Our Core Values
VEIR is aligned around the goal to rapidly accelerate the growth in electric transmission capacity necessary for global growth in capacity and grid resilience. This mission is embedded in the decisions we make every day.
Safety
We maintain constant vigilance and awareness that we work in a safety-critical industry. We do not cut corners and are always focused on ensuring the safety of everyone who encounters both our facilities and our products, including our employees, contractors, partners, customers, and the public.
Accountability
Collaboration
We seek to ensure that our accomplishments are always greater than the sum of our individual contributions. We know long term success will require interdisciplinary partnerships both within our organization and with numerous external collaborators, including partners, regulators, and customers. We seek to build strong relationships where everyone wins.
Fun and Family
The gravity of our mission must not preclude us from enjoying ourselves along the way. We acknowledge that success will not come overnight. We are focused on ensuring the health and happiness of our entire team and their families and continuously strive to ensure that we all enjoy the adventure for which we have signed up.
Meet The Team
Leadership
Tim Heidel
CEO & Co-Founder
Kevin Dunn
Chief Commercial Officer
Steve Ashworth
Co-Founder & Lead Scientific Consultant
Steve Christo
Director of Product
Erhan Karaca
Chief Technology Officer
John Paul Kwasie
Head of Business Operations
Dan Leff
Executive Chair
Jill Macari
Chief Finance Officer
Caitlin MacDonald
Chief People Officer
Stephen Major
Chief Product Officer
Team
Michael Acton
Sr. Manager, System Integration and Heat Transfer Engineering
Dawood Aized
Principal Engineer, Cryogenics & Thermal
Zain Ali
Lead Applications Engineer, Data Centers
Eric Barbas
Finance Manager
Frances Bosman
Principal Engineer Overhead Product
Tim Carr
Director of Business Development, AI Data Centers
Vishwamoorti Chandrasekar
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Cryogenic Systems
Son Chau
Senior Engineering Technician
Noah Dalton
Sr. Engineering Lab Technician
David Danino
Engineering Technician
Rocco Dell’Isola
R&D Machinist
Mart Duitemeijer
Managing Director, Business Development & Regulatory Affairs, Europe
Evan Ensslin
Mechanical Engineer, Superconducting Systems
Mehmet Er
Manufacturing Manager
Josh Fino
Principal High Voltage System Engineer
Erick Garcia
Sr. Manager, Superconducting Systems
Shraddha Prakash Ganorkar
Senior Superconducting Systems Engineer
Mohammad Garmabi
Lead Manufacturing Process Engineer
Rob Hettenbach
EHS Manager
Liam Howell
Manufacturing Technician
Sasha Ishmael
Principal Engineer, Commercial
Amena Kureshi
Sr. Engineering Lab Technician
Bender Kutub
Senior Product Manager
Chris Lipscomb
Talent Acquisition Manager
Jim Lohan
Sr. Manager, Cryogenic Systems
Emily MacGregor
Executive Assistant
Karla Makholm
Sr. Supply Chain Manager
Rich Matthews
Lab Manager
Char McFarland
Sr. Engineering Lab Technician
Bob McGlone
Sr. Engineering Technician
Jason Miller
Manager, Project Engineering
Franco Moriconi
VP of Technology
Ken Murphy
Senior Engineering Technician
Brendan O'Reilly
Sr. Project Manager
Virginia Phifer
Mechanical Engineer, Superconducting Systems
Stephen Pisano
Lead Cryogenic Systems Engineer
Jenn Pisano
Office Manager
Daphe Placais
Engineering Lab Manager
Jim Popek
Controller
Greg Puszko
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Shishir Rajendra Danej
High Voltage Test Engineer
Jerod Richards-Walsh
Associate Test Engineer
Nathan Sanders
Director of Commercial Operations & Global Projects
Raghav Sharma
Associate Test Engineer
Samiksha Shetty
Project Coordinator
Priyanshi Somani
Data Scientist
Bryan Sperry
Mechanical Engineer, System Integration
Jonathan Starr
Sr. Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
Sam Steele
CAD Designer
Jillian Stern
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Superconducting Systems
Jesse Turgeon
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Heat Transfer
Jim Weitzel
Sr. Cryogenic Systems Engineer
Junpei Zhou
Principal Heat Transfer Engineer
Board of Directors
Tim Heidel
CEO & Co-Founder
Timur Davis
Director ClimateTech & Future Transportation, Munich Re Ventures
Michael Kearney
General Partner, Engine Ventures
Dan Leff
Executive Chair
Brian Janous
Independent Director, VEIR
Chris Poirier
Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Kris Zadlo
Independent Director, VEIR
Advisors
Lisa Wood
Strategic Advisor
Craig Weich
Operating Advisor
Lane Dilg
Strategic Advisor
Stephen Liang
Strategic Advisor
