Jonathon AngellBoard Member
Kent S. ColeBoard Member
Leslie TepperBoard Member
Elizabeth MullerExecutive Chair and Co-Founder
Rod BaltzerChief Executive Officer
Jonathon Angell
Board Member
Kent S. Cole
Board Member
Kent Cole is the President and CEO of NAC International, Inc. where he is responsible for leading the company’s strategic direction, growth and profitability. Kent has been with NAC since 2003, when he served the company as Vice President of spent fuel projects before becoming President in 2006.
Mr. Cole has 35 years of experience in the nuclear industry in a variety of engineering, project management, and executive management positions, including 16 years with the General Electric Company in its nuclear energy business.
Mr. Cole has a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University (1987) and an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Berkley (1990).
Leslie Tepper
Board Member
A General Partner and Co-Founder of The Artemis Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage companies founded and led by women, Tepper has significant experience in helping private companies obtain funding and scale. She has served on the board and/or advisory board of several early and growth stage companies and is a frequent speaker for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), where she also serves on the Board, on private and public company governance. Her prior legal experience includes serving as General Counsel of Fisher HealthCare and in-house counsel for Waste Management.
Elizabeth Muller
Executive Chair and Co-Founder
Executive Chair and former CEO of Deep Isolation. Co-Founder and former Executive Director of Berkeley Earth. Former Director at Gov3 and Policy Advisor at the OECD. Deep Isolation patents co-author. Muller is an environmentalist with expertise on global warming, stakeholder engagement, strategy, and communications.
Rod Baltzer
Chief Executive Officer
Former President and CEO of Waste Control Specialists LLC, a leading provider of services for low-level radioactive waste, mixed low-level radioactive waste, and hazardous waste. At WCS he was responsible for all aspects of the business including the NRC license application for the consolidated interim storage of used nuclear fuel. Baltzer maintained relationships with local community leaders and managed local, state and federal engagement with stakeholders. Baltzer is an expert in the low-level radioactive waste industry, generators, and national storage and disposal capabilities. Baltzer successfully facilitated the 2018 sale of WCS to J.F. Lehman & Company.