Larta Institute
Vlad Kozyrev is a Program Lead for Government Programs at Larta Institute since June 2022, previously holding the position of Program Associate, providing vital support for DOE and NASA awardees, focusing on budget management and stakeholder communication. Prior to this, Vlad served as a Project Management Intern at Larta Institute, assisting technology entrepreneurs and analyzing startup performance. Experience also includes working as a Business Strategy Analyst at NSSU LLC, where strategic improvements were developed through market analysis, and as a Strategic Project Manager at Terranova Real Estate Group, implementing sales strategies involving cryptocurrency. Vlad Kozyrev holds a MicroMasters in Finance from MITx and a Bachelor's degree in Global Studies/International Economic Development from UC Santa Barbara.
Larta Institute
Larta Institute is a nonprofit organization accelerating innovation & entrepreneurship. Our mission is to foster science & technology innovation for a sustainable planet. Our planet is experiencing significant global problems created by human behavior and policies affecting the environment, food, education, energy and healthcare systems. New science and technology plays a critical role in transforming how we sustainably feed, fuel and heal the world. LARTA was founded in 1993, funded by the State of California as a Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance to stimulate the economic development of technology-based enterprises. Now known as Larta Institute, the organization quickly became the national partner for numerous federal government agencies — including DARPA, NIH, DOE, NSF, NIST, NOAA and USDA — to commercialize novel research and innovation. Today, our innovation platform and ecosystem accelerate new science and technology from idea to sustainable enterprise by providing a unique combination of connections, resources and funding. We have helped more than 4,500 startups, and our alumni have raised over $7 billion in funds. Together, let’s feed, fuel, and heal the world.