Our Mission
Aether is on a mission to build the tools and materials needed to accelerate human progress without compromising the planet.
Who we are
Aether is a diverse team of innovators united by a single belief:
Proteins, when engineered at scale, can outperform traditional chemistry across every dimension that matters: speed, cost, durability, and sustainability.
Pavle Jeremic
Founder & CEO
Jay Zaveri
Co-Founder & President
Arjan Zoombelt
VP of Product Development
Han Steger
Analytical Research Associate
Jonathan Bruna
Process Engineer II
Kelby Hull
Associate Director of Product Development
Liam Russell
Process & Application Engineer
Logan Dugas
Scientist II, Polymer Scientist
Lucas Poliak
Senior Research Associate
Ricardo Olivas
Sourcing & Logistics Manager
Thorson Bastien
Lead Chemical Engineer
Gregory Costantino
Head of Business Development, Materials
Sneha Jani
Head of Product Marketing
Alexander Pearce
Scientist I, Screening Platform
Andrew Riscoe
Head of Catalytic Reactor
Brandy Hernandez
Research Associate, Screening Platform
Digvijay Singh
Head of Software
Douglas Matje
Senior Manager, Bioanalytics
Eric Loprete
Lead ML Scientist
Galen Loving
Head of Platform
George Sabin
Research Associate, Minerals
Jan Bierma
Protein Biochemist II
Jen Luong
Automation Engineer II
Weiping Xie
Principal, Analytical Scientist
Angelo Zhao
Head of Operations
Jillian Wolken
Technical Program Manager
Myrtil Mitanga
Chief of Staff
Rick Zuzow
Lab Ops Manager
Rob Ray
Head of Talent
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Our core principles:
Move fast and make useful things
Customer-first in everything
Debate, agree or disagree - decide and act
Push the boundaries of what is possible
Aether’s platform is built to evolve
Every product we release makes the system smarter, accelerating the next wave of breakthroughs.
The future of materials, minerals processing, and manufacturing are programmable.
Be a catalyst for something big.
We are a passionate group of cross-disciplinary innovators building a better future for humankind.