How can innovative product management and diverse talent transform nuclear fusion from a scientific concept into a scalable, clean energy solution for our global climate crisis? The scale and urgency of the transformation required to fight climate change has never been more clear. Building hardware and software products, acquiring the funding and creating a diverse community to enhance talent capacity and to drive innovation, is essential to tackling this global environmental crisis. In this podcast episode, Silicon Valley Bank SVP of Climate Tech & Sustainability Maggie Wong will be interviewing Thea Energy CEO & Co-Founder Brian Berzin to discuss commercialization academic research with private capital, resilience of efficient products across market cycles, and diversity of talent and perspectives required to scale nuclear technologies.