Leadership Team

Alessandro co-founded Terra Innovatum and has served as CEO since inception and has been a member of its Board of Directors since October 2025. He has founded and served as President of Nuclear and Industrial Engineering, srl (NINE), where he also led the Plant Thermal-Hydraulics Area focused on safety analysis and licensing of nuclear power plants. He serves as Chair of the OECD/NEA Expert Group on Reactor Core Thermal-Hydraulics (EGTHM) and is an Industry Professor at McMaster University, Canada. He has managed international safety and licensing projects for nuclear facilities in Argentina, the UK, Finland, Brazil and Poland, including leading the safety accident analysis for Atucha-2 NPP for the Argentinean utility, the Hanikhivhi NPP for the Finnish utility and recently the independent safety analysis of the entire Final Safety Analysis Report of Westinghouse AP1000 for the Polish utility.

He has contributed as an expert to IAEA safety review and training programs and is the scientific investigator for NINE on several IAEA research projects. He has co-authored numerous scientific publications and the IAEA SSG-2 guidance. He has also organized major conferences such as NURETH 15, BEPU2018, and BEPU2024.

Alessandro earned his PhD in Nuclear and Industrial Safety from the “Leonardo da Vinci” Doctoral Engineering School in 2008, following over nine years with the Nuclear Research Group of San Piero a Grado (GRNSPG), University of Pisa.

Marco Cherubini is Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, and SOLO Product Director at Terra Innovatum, bringing over 20 years of experience in nuclear safety, engineering, and technology development. As CTO of Terra Innovatum since 2021, he has overseen technical development and licensing for the SOLO micro-modular reactor, from conceptualization through regulatory engagement. In 2011, he co-founded NINE, a leading engineering firm in nuclear safety, serving as Vice-President and Head of the Core Behavior Area, and supporting major projects for regulators in Australia, Argentina, Finland, Norway, and Brazil. Dr. Cherubini has played a key role in emergency preparedness for nuclear-propelled vessels and in the licensing of advanced reactors globally. He is principal investigator for IAEA research on Accident Tolerant Fuel, a member of the OECD-NEA Working Group on Fuel Safety, and coauthor of international technical publications. Dr. Cherubini is also an active contributor to scientific conferences, serving as track leader and session chair at events such as TopFuel, NUTHOS, BEPU, and NURETH. Dr. Cherubini began his career as a researcher at the University of Pisa, participating in international projects such as TACIS 30303, where he led analytical and experimental safety assessments for VVER-1000 and RBMK reactors. He later contributed to the licensing of Atucha-2 NPP in Argentina as head of the thermal-hydraulic area, leading simulations and analyses for the plant’s safety report. He earned his PhD in Nuclear and Industrial Safety from the “Leonardo da Vinci” Doctoral Engineering School in 2008, focusing on accident management in VVER-1000 reactors.

Cesare is Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs at Terra Innovatum. He has served as a member of its Board of Directors since October 2025. He has over 30 years of experience in nuclear engineering, specializing in safety analysis, regulatory strategy, and advanced simulation technologies.

In 2013, he founded FPoliSolutions, a firm providing risk-informed safety analysis and regulatory support to nuclear and green energy sectors, working with advanced reactor developers. The company has received multiple DOE grants to develop digital platforms like FPoli Agile Application Platform (FPoli-AAP) to improve safety assessments.

Previously, he worked at Westinghouse Electric Company, where he pioneered the Full Spectrum LOCA™ methodology and ASTRUM™, key innovations in best-estimate safety analysis now widely adopted in the industry. He played a vital role in licensing the AP1000 reactor globally. He is a named inventor on patents in safety technology and has authored over 100 technical publications.

He has received multiple George Westinghouse awards recognizing his leadership and innovation. Cesare holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from Penn State University and a Master’s from Politecnico di Milano.

Giordano Morichi is a Founding Partner of Terra Innovatum and serves as Chief Business Development Officer, and Investor Relations lead at Terra Innovatum.. With a background spanning architecture, entrepreneurship, and strategic business development, he brings a multidisciplinary approach to global market expansion and innovation. Since joining Terra Innovatum in 2024, Giordano has led the company’s restructuring, rebranding, and capital-raising, accelerating its path to IPO and expanding its international presence. As Founder and Managing Partner of Morichi Enterprises in New York, Giordano has overseen business development, corporate strategy, and public affairs for clients across sectors, managing investment portfolios and driving sustainable real estate and community projects. He is a founding partner of Atlantica Venture Partners, focused on dual-use innovation for defense, and NIIB, an early-stage investor group for Italian luxury brands. Giordano’s expertise includes crafting go-to-market strategies, building partnerships, and raising capital for ventures in fintech, blockchain, AI, and micro-modular nuclear technology. Notably, he pioneered the first nuclear waste management scenario using distributed ledger technology. As founder of the Unite for Italy initiative, now partnered with Humanity 2.0, he has advanced philanthropic efforts for global impact. He holds degrees in Civil Engineering from Roma Tre and Architecture from NJIT and completed leadership training with the U.S. Air Force ROTC.

Massimo is Partner, Chief Strategy Officer, and SOLO Safeguards Director at Terra Innovatum and has been a member of its Board of Directors since October 2025, bringing over 35 years of global leadership in nuclear innovation, safety, and strategy. He is an advisor to TRANSMUTEX, and lectures at universities in France and Italy.

Dr. Morichi holds multiple international patents in nuclear measurement technology. He has served as EVP at CAEN, an electronic equipment manufacturer, since 2016. Between 2005 and 2016, he held senior executive roles including EVP Director Global R&D and Innovation at AREVA Group, VP R&D CTO at CANBERRA Industries (U.S.), and Group Leader for amajor site remediation project in Japan. Massimo has led the development of over 65 nuclear measurement solutions, advanced safeguards systems for the IAEA, and directed the EU MICADO project for nuclear waste characterization.

Massimo began his career in reactor core physics and reactivity transient studies at ENEA, later contributing to emergency response for the incident in Eastern Europe and teaching at the Atomic Defense Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University “La Sapienza” of Rome and is a Certified Radiation Protection Expert.

Katherine is Chair of the Terra Innovatum Board of Directors; appointed in October 2025. She is a seasoned nuclear energy executive with over 40 years of leadership in finance and senior management. She currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Solestiss LLC, a management consulting company in the energy sector.

Previously, she was President and CEO of Framatome. During her over 20 years at Framatome, she held multiple leadership roles in the U.S. and at the company’s global headquarters in Paris, including CFO for North American operations and several global business groups. Prior to Framatome, Ms. Williams held financial management positions at DuPont, Westinghouse, and Duke Energy. She has been recognized with the French Medal of Honor for civil service to the nuclear industry in France and the U.S. Department of State Meritorious Honor award for her support to government agencies.

Williams is a results-driven, forward-thinking executive with extensive experience in corporate leadership, governance, and strategic advisory roles across both government and commercial nuclear sectors. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the College of Charleston and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.