Dr. Andrea “Annie” Kritcher is one of the world’s leading architects of fusion energy. In 2022, she led the first and only fusion experiment to achieve net-positive ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, proving that fusion energy is possible. Now, Annie is focused on commercializing fusion as the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Inertia, where she is translating decades of physics knowledge into the construction of grid-scale fusion energy power plants. Annie continues to support the nation through her work at LLNL under a first-of-a-kind OBA, advancing critical national security missions. At Inertia, she is driving the development of abundant, clean fusion energy that will change how the world is powered.