Opteran

David Rajan

CEO

David brings deep tech and robotics operating experience from his time leading Opteran and chairing Centaur Robotics. He currently serves as an entrepreneur in residence at the Advanced Research and Invention Agency alongside advisory roles.

James Marshall

Chief Scientific Officer

James directs the Centre for Machine Intelligence at the University of Sheffield and serves as founder science officer at Opteran. He previously held academic posts at the University of Sheffield and the University of Bristol.

Alex Cope

Dr.

Alex is chief executive officer and co-founder of Opteran, having previously served as its chief technology officer. He also brings academic research experience from the University of Sheffield.

Sean Mitchell

Chairman

Gur Kimchi

Advisor

Gur brings operating and advisory experience from Amazon, Microsoft, and multiple startups. He serves as co-founder and tech fellow at Evolved Robotics alongside board and advisory roles across several companies.

Rafferty Jackson

Non-Executive Director

Rafferty brings board and investment committee experience across space and autonomy companies. He currently serves on the investment committee for Seraphim Space Venture Fund II and advises early-stage firms including Eartheye Space and Xona Space Systems.

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