Bio

Alex Gilbert is a complex systems expert focusing on nuclear innovation, space mining, energy markets, and environmental law. He is Director of Space & Planetary Regulation at Zeno Power, leading regulatory approvals for space launch, maritime, and terrestrial applications of radioisotope power systems. Previously, Alex was Project Manager at the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, working to commercialize advanced nuclear reactors to mitigate climate change. His projects included thought leadership and advocacy for regulatory modernization, accelerating industry innovation, and enabling federal policy. As an academic practitioner, Alex is a Fellow with the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines analyzing energy, environment, and outer space public policy. Alex is a PhD candidate in Space Resources at the Colorado School of Mines, combining engineering and public policy to research space resources, space environmental law, and space nuclear power. He is also Adjunct Faculty at Johns Hopkins University, co-teaching a graduate course on nuclear power science, engineering, and governance.