Leadership
David R Blythe
Chief Executive Officer
With 23 years of commercial nuclear experience, Mr. Blythe has provided operations, maintenance, and regulatory leadership at multi-unit nuclear generating facilities. He has extensive knowledge of both Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) and Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) technologies and has been involved in managing over 20 refueling and maintenance turnarounds. Furthermore, he has provided senior management leadership in assisting troubled nuclear facilities address Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) concerns and in the development of recovery plans to resolve them.
Mr. Blythe founded Monte Cristo Engineering & Development in 2005 and has been instrumental in the development and scale-up of first-of-a-kind (FOAK) technologies. Globally, he has led teams of scientists, engineers, and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) firms in the implementation of renewable and decarbonization projects. Additionally, he performs technology and project feasibility and due diligence studies for investors and lenders. Mr. Blythe has a BS from Washington State University and a Global Executive MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Dr. Junaid Razvi
Chief Nuclear Officer
Dr. Junaid Razvi brings decades of nuclear technology leadership spanning scientific research, regulation, policy, and technical and business leadership. He spent much of his career at General Atomics, a global leader in fission, fusion, and defense technologies, where he contributed to engineering, program management, and business development across advanced reactor programs. His expertise covers the full lifecycle of nuclear systems — design, licensing, construction, operation, and utilization of reactors, fuel facilities, and related infrastructure.
His career accomplishments include leading efforts to develop intellectual property and establish domestic production of critical medical diagnostic and therapeutic isotopes; managing a joint U.S.–Russia GEN-IV modular reactor program sponsored by the DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration and Rosatom; and guiding solutions for the safe transport of used nuclear fuel. He previously directed General Atomics' global TRIGA® research reactor program — overseeing a fleet of 66 installations across 23 countries — and served as Director of GA's operating nuclear facilities.
A Senior Fellow at the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council, Dr. Razvi holds a PhD in nuclear engineering from Kansas State University, a Master's in nuclear engineering from the University of Washington, and an undergraduate degree in physics and mathematics from Wabash College.
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