Management Team

Seth Grae has served on Lightbridge's Board of Directors since the Company's formation in October 2006. He leads the organization's efforts to develop and deploy advanced nuclear fuel technology to generate more electricity while enhancing safety and proliferation resistance.

Leadership and Professional Roles

Seth holds several prominent positions in the nuclear energy sector, including Chairman of the American Nuclear Society's International Council, a member of the American Nuclear Society’s Trustees of Nuclear Leadership Council, a member of the World Economic Forum's Advanced Energy Solutions Community, a member of the Board of Directors of the Nuclear Energy Institute, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium. He is a sought-after speaker at international conferences, universities, and in the media on topics related to nuclear power.

Through his leadership at Lightbridge, Seth has served in advisory roles to governments of countries developing or expanding nuclear power programs, spanning from initial feasibility studies through procurement and operations. Notably, Lightbridge developed the strategic plan for commercial nuclear power in the United Arab Emirates.

Past Service

Seth has previously served as a member of the Civil Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, a member of the Nuclear Security Working Group, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a member of the Working Group on Climate, Nuclear, and Security Affairs of the Council on Strategic Risks, a member of the Board of Directors of the Lawyers Alliance for World Security, and as Co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament.

Education

Mr. Grae earned a B.A. (cum laude) from Brandeis University, an M.B.A. and L.L.M. in international law (with honors) from Georgetown University, and a J.D. from American University.

Dr. Mushakov oversees the nuclear fuel technology division of Lightbridge Corporation and is an expert in cost modeling and the economics of the nuclear fuel cycle. He has held various positions of increasing responsibility at Lightbridge.

In 2018, Dr. Mushakov was named executive vice president for nuclear operations. In that role, he has led a number of strategic initiatives for Lightbridge that have resulted in collaborative agreements and joint development projects relating to Lightbridge’s metallic fuel technology. More recently, he oversaw a successful team effort leading to two landmark agreements entered into in December 2022 with Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), the DOE’s operating contractor for Idaho National Laboratory (INL), to support the development of Lightbridge Fuel™. The framework agreements use an innovative structure that consists of an “umbrella” Strategic Partnership Project Agreement (SPP) and an “umbrella” Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), each with BEA, with an initial duration of seven years. Prior to that, he oversaw a team effort to apply for and receive two separate voucher awards from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) program to support development of Lightbridge fuel in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The collaborative project under the GAIN Voucher with INL was completed in 2021 and included experiment design for irradiation of Lightbridge metallic fuel material samples in the Advanced Test Reactor at INL. The collaborative project under the second GAIN Voucher with PNNL was completed in early 2023 and included demonstration of Lightbridge’s nuclear fuel casting process using depleted uranium, a key step in the manufacture of Lightbridge Fuel™.

 Dr. Mushakov has been a featured speaker at international conferences and panels on nuclear fuel technology, including the Wharton Energy Conference, the World Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference, and the ANS Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo.

 He earned a Ph.D. in economics from St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, an M.S. degree in management from Hult International Business School, and a B.S. degree in banking and finance from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Mr. Larry Goldman is a seasoned corporate finance executive and certified public accountant with extensive experience in auditing, SEC and SOX compliance, and complex financial transactions. He has a proven track record of leading and advising public and private companies through capital markets transactions, international expansion, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and other strategic initiatives.

Mr. Goldman was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company on September 1, 2018, and Corporate Secretary on May 1, 2020. He has been working with Lightbridge since 2006, initially as a consultant before serving as Chief Accounting Officer starting in 2015.

Before joining Lightbridge, Mr. Goldman spent nearly two decades (1985-2004) as an Audit Assurance Partner at Livingston Wachtell & Co., LLP, a New York City CPA firm. During his tenure, he provided over 20 years of assurance, tax, and advisory services, including serving as an engagement audit partner for public companies and providing advisory work for a large privately held global manufacturing and distribution company with approximately $1 billion in consolidated annual revenues.

Since September 2004, Mr. Goldman has expanded his practice to include consulting services for numerous public companies on various financial projects and government contracting accounting matters.

Mr. Goldman holds an M.S. degree in Taxation from Pace University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Accounting. He is an active member of both the New York State Society of CPAs, where he serves on the CFO Committee, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, where he has served on the SEC Practice Committee and Management Consulting Committee. He has also been published in the New York CPA Journal.

Starting his career as a Nuclear Fuel Performance Engineer at Tennessee Valley Authority, Dr. Holcombe gained extensive experience in assessing fuel integrity, performing manufacturing surveillance for multiple core reloads, and conducting new-fuel receipt activities. He later joined Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB as an Engineer and Fuel Inspector, where he analyzed fuel performance data, authored reports, and conducted pool-side inspections on irradiated fuel assemblies at BWR and PWR nuclear power plants across Europe. As an Engineering Project Manager at Westinghouse, Dr. Holcombe coordinated the technical work to support the successful licensing of a new Westinghouse BWR fuel design at the Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland.

Dr. Holcombe has been associated with the Institute for Energy Technology (Halden, Norway) since 2010, initially as a Guest Scientist on loan from Westinghouse and later assuming roles such as Researcher, Project Manager, Department Manager, Radiation Protection Officer, and Manager of the OECD Halden Reactor Project. In these capacities, he managed multidisciplinary teams, led nuclear fuel and materials irradiation experiments, and oversaw multi-million-dollar programs and budgets.

Dr. Holcombe returned to the United States and joined Idaho National Laboratory in 2022 as Department Manager of the Fuel Performance, Development, and Qualification Department before joining Lightbridge as Vice President of Engineering in 2023

Dr. Holcombe's military background includes enlisted service in the United States Marine Corps (Reserve) and as an officer in the United States Navy (Reserve). His leadership training includes the United States Navy Direct Commission Officer Indoctrination Course and the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School.

Apart from his technical expertise, Dr. Holcombe is fluent in Swedish and has a working knowledge of German. He has received numerous accolades and awards throughout his career, including the Uppsala University / Ångström Academy Innovation Stipendium in 2014 and the EPRI Technology Transfer Award in 2005. His dedication to excellence and leadership has made a significant impact on the field of nuclear engineering and research.

Sherrie Holloway is an accounting professional with over 30 years of experience and leadership in a wide variety of corporate accounting functions for both public and private companies, including financial reporting, SEC reporting, monthly closing, external & internal audit, accounts payable, budgeting, reconciliations, restatements and post-merger acquisitions. Ms. Holloway’s industry expertise spans ‘Big 4’ public accounting, energy and natural gas, transportation, and international companies. Ms. Holloway is a member of the U.S. Women in Nuclear, an organization that aims to position the United States for the future of nuclear energy and technology through the advancement of women.

Prior to joining Lightbridge in 2018, Ms. Holloway served as a consultant for 16 years, including 14 years with RGP, formerly known as Resources Global Professionals. As a consultant, Ms. Holloway undertook various sensitive and critical roles on behalf of clients, including as Acting Regional Accounting Manager for both domestic and foreign subsidiaries, as Project Coordinator on a post-merger ERP consolidation, as Project Manager and Team Lead on a post-Oracle implementation for reconciling $3 billion of construction in progress accounts. Ms. Holloway’s clients included companies such as Lightbridge Corporation, Leidos, Deltek, The AES Corporation and Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

Prior to her consulting experience, Ms. Holloway served as Accounting Manager for CNG International Corporation, a subsidiary of Consolidated Natural Gas Company which was later acquired by Dominion Resources, Inc.  Ms. Holloway also worked for Consolidated Natural Gas at their headquarters in Pittsburgh PA as Supervisor, General Accounting and as an Internal Auditor.  

Prior to working at Consolidated Natural Gas, Ms. Holloway worked as a Financial Auditor for Price Waterhouse, LLP where she worked on various public and private companies.  

Ms. Holloway is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where she received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Darla Bond is a Senior International Human Resources Professional, with over 30 years of diverse international human resources experience and leadership in both large corporate environments and small business entities.  Since 2011, Darla has provided HR consulting services in all aspects of human resource operations.  She is the President and Senior Consultant in her company, HR UNLTD LLC.

Prior to starting her own consulting business, Darla's career included over two decades of human resource service in Insurance and Call Center Operations.   Her experience in the call center industry included site operations in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean, South Africa, India and the Philippines.  As Vice-President, Human Resources, she developed and implemented human resources policies, including legal compliance, employee benefits, employee relations, employment practices and procedures, employee communications and employee events. 

Throughout her career, Darla has successfully designed HR programs, policies, and services to align employees with company goals. She prides herself in being a strategic, energetic, "hands-on" collaborative business partner, achieving results and influencing organizational success.

Darla graduated from the University of South Florida, where she received a B.A. in Business Administration, majoring in HR Management.  She is a national member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and holds a Professional in Human Resources Certification, (PHR) from the HR Certification Institute.