Executive Team

Thomas Hendrix is the Founder of Standard Nuclear and has served as chairman of our board of directors since our incorporation in July 2024. Mr. Hendrix was appointed as our Executive Chairman in June 2026. Mr. Hendrix is the Managing Partner of venture capital firm Decisive Point Group and has been with the firm since 2018. Prior to founding Decisive Point, Mr. Hendrix began his career in the private sector at Blackstone. Mr. Hendrix is a former Green Beret with multiple combat deployments in support of the Global War on Terror and served in the U.S. Army for nearly 10 years as an Infantry and Special Forces Officer. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, a Master of Studies in Law in Government Procurement Law from George Washington University Law School, and a Bachelor of Science in American Legal Systems from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Kurt Terrani has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since January 2025. Prior to joining Standard Nuclear, Mr. Terrani worked at Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation from February 2021 to January 2025, as an Executive Vice President, including as interim CEO from July 2024 to January 2025, where he led the division that was responsible for the development and delivery of nuclear fuel and core structural materials for Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation’s advanced energy systems. Prior to February 2021, Mr. Terrani spent over a decade at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, most recently as a Senior Staff Scientist, earning multiple awards for innovation and leadership in nuclear materials science. Mr. Terrani was previously a National Technical Director for the U.S. DOE Office of Nuclear Energy. Mr. Terrani received his Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from University of California, Berkeley in 2010. His research and technology development focus is on fundamental aspects of nuclear fuel and materials manufacturing, radiation effects, and behavior. Mr. Terrani also earned a Bachelors degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Arizona State University in 2006.

Kevin Harrill has served as our Chief Financial Officer since March 2026. Prior to joining Standard Nuclear, from November 2021 to August 2025, Mr. Harrill served in various roles at Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE: LEU), a publicly traded company operating in the nuclear fuel supply chain, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from August 2023 to August 2025. In that role, he led long-range capital planning, executed significant equity and debt transactions, managed balance sheet optimization and pension de-risking initiatives, and liability reduction. Prior to that, from November 2021 to August 2023, Mr. Harrill served as Chief Accounting Officer at Centrus Energy Corp., during which time he was responsible for financial reporting, technical accounting, SOX compliance, and internal controls. Prior to his time at Centrus Energy Corp., from 2015 to 2021, Mr. Harrill served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Blackboard Inc, an education technology company. Mr. Harrill earned a Bachelor of Sciences in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance and Accounting from Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business, and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University. Mr. Harrill is a Certified Public Accountant.

Keeley Marrocco has served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2025. She also served as a member of our board of directors from January 2025 until June 2026. Prior to joining Standard Nuclear, Ms. Marrocco led energy investing at venture capital firm Decisive Point Group from August 2021 to January 2025. From June 2019 to August 2021, Ms. Marrocco worked at Kraft Heinz where she was a financial analyst, serving in Revenue Management and Financial Planning & Analysis roles across multiple business units. Ms. Marrocco graduated from Harvard University in 2019 with a degree in Government.

Shahram Ghasemian has served as our Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary since May 2026. Previously, Mr. Ghasemian served in a number of roles at Centrus Energy Corp, most recently as a consultant from November 2025 to May 2026, as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary from August 2023 to June 2025, and as Senior Assistant General Counsel & Director, Legal Affairs and Corporate Compliance from April 2020 to August 2023. Mr. Ghasemian also served as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of NuScale Power from June 2025 to October 2025 and has also served in various senior positions within the federal government, including the NRC, the DOE and on Capitol Hill since 2006. Prior to his government experience, Mr. Ghasemian worked for USEC Inc. for nearly a decade in positions of increasing responsibility, the latest as Assistant General Counsel, including serving as Chief Counsel at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky between 1999 and 2001.