Franck Natali

Franck Natali has a diverse and extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Franck is currently the CTO & Founder Director at Liquium since July 2022. Prior to that, Franck worked at Victoria University of Wellington, where they held multiple positions including Associate Professor - Physics, Senior Lecturer - Physics, Lecturer - Physics, and Research Fellow from 2009 to the present. Franck was also involved with The MacDiarmid Institute as an Associate / Principal Investigator and Deputy Director of Stakeholder Engagement from 2016 to 2019. In 2021, Franck was an Innovator Fellow at Breakthrough Energy, working on addressing climate change through emerging technologies. Franck served as a Board Observer at humble bee bio from 2022 to 2023 and was an Innovator in Residence at Wellington UniVentures from 2019 to 2021. Earlier in their career, they worked as an R&D Engineer at RIBER and as a Research Fellow at the University of Canterbury. Overall, Franck Natali's work experience spans academia, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Franck Natali holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Physics from Université Côte d'Azur. Prior to that, they completed a Master of Science (MS) degree in Electronics and a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, both from Université de Bordeaux.