Dr Alexander Reip is a scientist, entrepreneur and board director whose career sits at the point where deep technology meets strategic leadership. He is Executive Chairman of Nurvian, an independent advisory practice, and holds non-executive and advisory positions across clean energy, advanced materials, and national professional institutions.

Dr Reip co-founded Oxford nanoSystems Ltd in 2012 and led it as CEO and CTO for thirteen years, taking a novel surface coating technology from laboratory concept to commercial product, raising over £8.5 million in funding, and delivering a successful exit with UK intellectual property retained. What distinguishes his executive career is that much of his board portfolio was built in parallel, giving him an unusually complete understanding of what both sides of the boardroom table require.

He currently serves as Trustee of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Non-Executive Director at the Net Zero Technology Centre, and Chair of the Oxfordshire Economic Partnership Board. He has served on audit committees at two organisations, holds an Honorary Professorship at Brunel University London, and chaired the first industry-led accreditation review for UK chemistry degrees.

Dr Reip has developed a distinctive track record in alternative and philanthropic capital, originating and driving Donor Advised Fund relationships and leading the project proposals that secured over £10 million for hydrogen and clean energy initiatives.