CEO, TAE Technologies
WHY: Leads tech parent—nuclear fusion, energy beams, particle accelerators— spinning out firms after 20 years of research, including cancer-hunter targeting inoperable tumors.
RECENT: Newest generator used in 3K experiments; named Norman, for UCI alum Binderbauer’s mentor Norman Rostoker, a founder of plasma physics theory.
NOTABLE: Two decades, $540M in backing; investors have included late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, Buzz Aldrin, and investment firms Venrock, New Enterprise Associates.
