About

With a BSc. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA and Ph.D. in fluid dynamics, from City University London, United Kingdom.
Saïf has a demonstrated expertise in fluid dynamics and aeroelastics. Some of his roles after university saw him head up the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) group at the Red Bull Sauber Formula One team. He also led various projects in wing design at Airbus for the A320 NEO, A400M and A350 airplanes. He worked as a consultant for Rolls-Royce developing and testing on the F-136 engine, the LiftFan and other aircraft systems for Lockheed F-35B Lightning II fighter. Immediately prior to founding Sentient Blue, he was a senior aerodynamicist at the Haas-Ferrari Formula One team. His expertise in fluid dynamics and aerodynamics represent a key asset for Sentient Blue.

After graduating with B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Economics from the London School of Economics, Bertrand gained extensive professional experience in investment banking, focusing on the telecoms, media and technology sectors. He spent most of his career at Morgan Stanley where he became a Managing Director and Head of the European Telecoms Group. Subsequently he moved to Lehman Brothers where he was joint Head of the Global Telecoms Team and was a member of the European Operating Committee. In 2008 he became Head of the Global Telecoms, Media and Technology Group at Nomura and served on the Investment Banking Global Executive Committee. Bertrand became involved in Sentient Blue in 2018 as an investor and Chairman of the Board of Directors. His initial focus was to build the right platform, operationally, commercially and financially to allow Sentient Blue to capitalise on its unique technology and make it a successful corporation. In addition, he is currently Chairman of Siminn, the Icelandic telecoms operator, Vice Chairman of Cellnex, the pan-European mobile tower and infrastructure provider and a member of the Advisory Board of Wadhwani Asset Management and of the Supervisory Board of United World College Netherlands.

Dr. Eugenio Ruggiero has been a partner of the “Visentini Marchetti e Associati” firm, based in Rome and Milan, Italy, since 2001. He is a tax advisor, auditor and certified public accountant, with a considerable experience in corporate and financial law, mergers and acquisitions, tax regimes, pension funds, corporate reports and accounting principles. He teaches Comparative Law at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome and has taught Business Law and M&A at the University of Venice and at foreign Universities and authored several publications, in Europe and in the US. He has developed quite an extensive experience with international and cross-border transactions. He sits, and has been sitting, on supervisory boards of companies operating in several industries. Currently, among other offices, Eugenio chairs the supervisory board of the Italian companies of the Nextam Partners group, a securities and asset management financial group, and is a member of the supervisory board of AnsaldoBreda, an industrial company active in the manufacturing of rail vehicles.

Eugenio has been involved with Sentient Blue since 2018, counseling the company and the shareholders, and is currently a member of the board of directors of the Italian company.

Aronson is a founder and commercial director of Sentronics Limited and Calibra Technology Ltd, providers of ground-breaking fuel flow sensor technology for the next generation of automotive emissions and fuel economy testing regulations, as well as sole supplier to the FIA Formula 1, FIA WEC, and IMSA motor racing series. He is also co-founder and commercial director of the DragonSpeed IndyCar and endurance racing team, whose record includes the 2015 Pirelli World Challenge GTA-class title with Mercedes-Benz, 2017 European Le Mans Series team and driver championships, and LMP2-class wins at the IMSA Rolex 24 and WEC Spa 6 Hours in 2019. Aronson is a 35-year veteran of motorsport marketing in Formula 1 and the US, lending his strategic, management, and design expertise to both sponsors and teams. In F1, he worked for Shell, Ford, Honda, USF&G, Sanyo, Hitachi, Sega, Benetton, Tyrrell, Stewart, and Minardi. His other clients have included Lola Cars, Newman Haas Racing, Penske Racing, Mo Nunn Racing, Pi Research, and Racer magazine. Aronson is a graduate of Harvard and the Yale School of Art.

Marc recently joined Sentient Blue as the Head of Business Operations and is focusing on transitioning the company to an effective and efficient operation promoting Sentient Blue’s technology and product lines.

Marc has been responsible for providing leadership for and executing improvements in plant operations and engineering, analyzing and improving plant revenue generation and profitability, and effective management of the contractual and financial aspects related to the power generation business. His skills relate to discovering opportunity in matters relating to improved engineering and operations, improved market access, and the management of personnel and systems that result in the enhancement of a company’s bottom line.

As a graduate of the Oxford University in strategy and finance and holding an MBA in process and project management, Miguel joined the product development department of FACC AG, the largest aerospace manufacturer in Austria. He successfully led large and complex projects for Airbus A350 ($60 million) in 2014. Since then, he has continued his career in consultancy, with a focus on operational excellence working with global manufacturing leaders in France, Germany, Spain, Austria, UK, USA, Poland and the Czech Republic. He is responsible for coordinating the Sentient Blue project.