{"id":1033928,"date":"2026-06-27T02:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T06:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/nexus-agency\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=1033928"},"modified":"2026-06-27T02:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T06:55:51","slug":"co-founder-nexus-consortiums","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/nexus-agency\/job\/co-founder-nexus-consortiums\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-Founder- Nexus Consortiums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Co-Founder- Nexus Consortiums<\/strong> is a senior entrepreneurial and institution-building leadership pathway for co-founders, founding partners, venture builders, technical founders, operating founders, ecosystem architects and mission-driven executives who can help create, launch and scale Nexus-aligned organizations at national, regional and global levels.<\/p>\n<p>This executive job posting supports current and future <strong>Co-Founder opportunities<\/strong> across <strong>Nexus Agency<\/strong>, <strong>Nexus Consortiums<\/strong> and Nexus-aligned companies, organizations, platforms, implementation vehicles, public-interest institutions, research-to-market initiatives and partner-led ventures.<\/p>\n<p>The Co-Founder role is designed for leaders who can join early-stage founding teams and help turn Nexus-aligned opportunities into credible organizations, operating models, products, partnerships, governance systems and delivery capacity. Candidates may be considered for national Co-Founder, regional Co-Founder, global Co-Founder, consortium Co-Founder, platform Co-Founder, institutional Co-Founder, technical Co-Founder, operating Co-Founder, Founding Partner, Founding Executive, Founder-in-Residence, Entrepreneur-in-Residence and venture-building Co-Founder roles across the Nexus ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>This is a continuous co-founder talent pipeline for individuals who can move from shared thesis to shared execution, from opportunity to operating model, from partnership to platform, from prototype to market readiness and from early trust to durable institutional capacity.<\/p>\n<p>The ideal candidate combines founder-level ownership with collaborative discipline. They can build beside other founders, boards, partners, operators, technical teams and institutional stakeholders across strategy, technology, governance, operations, financing, product, public-sector engagement, stakeholder trust and measurable delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Relevant domains may include artificial intelligence, applied machine learning, generative AI, agentic AI, geospatial intelligence, Earth observation, climate risk, disaster resilience, cybersecurity, data infrastructure, digital public infrastructure, resilience finance, systems innovation, frontier technology and public-interest technology.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Role Type<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This posting supports multiple Co-Founder pathways across Nexus Agency and the wider Nexus-aligned network, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Founding Partner<\/li>\n<li>Founding Executive<\/li>\n<li>Founding CEO<\/li>\n<li>Founding COO<\/li>\n<li>Founding CTO<\/li>\n<li>Technical Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Operating Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Commercial Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Product Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>National Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Regional Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Global Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Consortium Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Platform Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Institutional Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Public-Interest Technology Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Mission-Driven Venture Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Founder-in-Residence<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneur-in-Residence<\/li>\n<li>Venture-Building Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Research-to-Market Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Ecosystem Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Regional Launch Co-Founder<\/li>\n<li>Public-Interest Infrastructure Co-Founder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Leadership Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Depending on the assignment, the Co-Founder may serve as a founding partner, technical founder, operating founder, commercial founder, institutional builder, platform originator, national or regional launch partner, founding executive to a CEO or board, or co-builder of a Nexus-aligned organization.<\/p>\n<p>The role may operate alongside a Founder, CEO, President, board, consortium governing body, regional platform, partner organization, investment partner, research institution, public-interest organization or equivalent executive authority.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the Co-Founder may later become CEO, President, COO, CTO, Chief Product Officer, Executive Director, Managing Director or another formal operating leader. In other cases, the Co-Founder may remain focused on origination, product, technology, operations, capital formation, partnership formation, early-stage execution, ecosystem trust or institutional design.<\/p>\n<p>This flexibility allows the role to support different launch models while maintaining a consistent expectation: the Co-Founder must bring founder-level ownership, collaborative judgment, execution discipline and credible capability to help turn Nexus-aligned opportunity into durable institutional value.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Global, regional, national and mission-based opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Priority regions may include North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean. Hybrid, remote, regional-hub, national-office and mission-based engagement arrangements may be considered depending on the company, consortium, organization, platform, program or partner initiative.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Engagement Type<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Co-founder, founding partner, founding executive, Founder-in-Residence, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, venture-building executive, national launch partner, regional launch partner, global platform co-founder, full-time co-founder, fractional co-founder, interim co-founder, portfolio co-founder, advisory-to-co-founder pathway or partner-led founding role.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Nexus Agency<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nexus Agency recruits strategic executive, technical, scientific, operational and institutional talent for <strong>Nexus Consortiums<\/strong>, Nexus-aligned companies, partner organizations, public-interest technology initiatives, regional implementation vehicles, applied research platforms, institutional innovation programs and mission-driven ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Nexus Agency supports leadership hiring across organizations working in artificial intelligence, applied machine learning, generative AI, agentic AI, geospatial intelligence, spatial data systems, Earth observation, remote sensing, climate adaptation, climate risk, disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, edge computing, sensor networks, connected infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital public infrastructure, digital public goods, resilience finance, risk analytics, decision intelligence, simulation, digital twins, data infrastructure, systems innovation, institutional transformation and regional implementation.<\/p>\n<p>This posting is part of a long-term, continuous Co-Founder recruitment pipeline for national, regional and global Nexus-aligned leadership roles.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Nexus Consortiums<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nexus Consortiums are mission-aligned <strong>implementation and partnership structures<\/strong> designed to bring together companies, public-interest organizations, technology partners, public institutions, universities, civil society, finance partners, infrastructure stakeholders, regional actors and implementation teams around practical risk intelligence and resilience objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Nexus Consortiums may operate at national, regional or global levels, depending on the mandate, geography, governance model, partner structure and implementation need. These organizations may support climate-risk intelligence, AI-enabled decision support, geospatial systems, resilience infrastructure, standards, assurance, deployment coordination, data collaboration, finance-readiness, emergency preparedness, mission operations, institutional capacity-building and multi-stakeholder implementation.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>Co-Founder- Nexus Consortiums<\/strong> may help create or launch one or more Nexus-aligned structures, including a national consortium, regional consortium, global platform, implementation company, technology venture, public-interest organization, partner company, regional operating vehicle, applied research platform or specialized initiative aligned with Nexus missions and structures.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Strategic Mission of the Co-Founder<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Co-Founder will help originate, build and scale Nexus-aligned organizations that strengthen national, regional and global capacity to understand, govern, finance and act on complex risk.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the opportunity, the Co-Founder may be responsible for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-founding a new National Nexus Consortium<\/li>\n<li>Co-founding a Regional Nexus Consortium<\/li>\n<li>Co-building a global Nexus-aligned platform<\/li>\n<li>Co-founding a Nexus implementation company or partner organization<\/li>\n<li>Creating a Nexus-aligned public-interest or mission-driven technology venture with other founding leaders<\/li>\n<li>Translating a Nexus-aligned mission into a credible organization, product, operating model and launch plan<\/li>\n<li>Building early teams, partnerships, governance structures and delivery systems<\/li>\n<li>Designing early product, platform, program, research-to-market or implementation pathways<\/li>\n<li>Supporting strategic partners, funders, sponsors, customers, collaborators or institutional supporters<\/li>\n<li>Establishing early market validation, stakeholder trust and delivery credibility<\/li>\n<li>Turning Nexus-aligned ideas into operating entities, usable systems and measurable public-interest value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Co-Founder must combine entrepreneurial drive with collaborative judgment. This means building ambitious organizations while protecting legal accuracy, institutional trust, governance quality, cybersecurity, privacy, data governance, procurement neutrality, financial realism, partner credibility and long-term public-interest value.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What You Will Build<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Co-Founder candidates may be matched to opportunities where they help create, launch or scale:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nexus-aligned companies, ventures, platforms or implementation vehicles<\/li>\n<li>National, regional or global Nexus Consortiums<\/li>\n<li>Public-interest technology ventures<\/li>\n<li>AI, data, geospatial, climate-risk, resilience, cybersecurity or digital infrastructure platforms<\/li>\n<li>Applied research-to-market initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Venture studio concepts, founder pipelines or portfolio companies<\/li>\n<li>Mission-driven products, services, programs or operating models<\/li>\n<li>Partnership networks across institutions, companies, universities, civil society and finance partners<\/li>\n<li>Market-facing propositions for risk intelligence, resilience, data infrastructure, decision intelligence or public-interest technology<\/li>\n<li>Early teams, governance systems, product roadmaps, commercial pathways and launch structures<\/li>\n<li>New organizations capable of moving from mission to delivery, from evidence to action and from partnership to measurable public-interest value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Why This Role Matters<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nexus-aligned organizations require co-founders who can build with others where no full structure exists yet. They need leaders who can combine founder-level ownership with shared decision-making, technical credibility, institutional discipline, product judgment, operating capacity and partner trust.<\/p>\n<p>The Co-Founder will help convert Nexus-aligned ambition into new institutions, platforms, companies, programs and operating vehicles. This includes shaping strategy, building the first team, developing early product or platform direction, activating partnerships, supporting commercial or funding pathways and protecting credibility from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>This role matters because national, regional and global resilience work requires founding teams, not only individual founders. It requires co-founders who can complement each other across technology, operations, product, policy, finance, risk, governance, public-interest purpose, scientific credibility and long-term accountability.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Co-Founder Leadership and Venture Creation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder will help originate and build new Nexus-aligned companies, consortiums, platforms, programs or implementation vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-define and validate a clear Nexus-aligned opportunity.<\/li>\n<li>Translate mission, market signals and institutional needs into a credible founding thesis.<\/li>\n<li>Help build the initial strategy, operating model, governance concept and launch roadmap.<\/li>\n<li>Define the organization\u2019s value proposition, stakeholder logic, delivery model and growth pathway.<\/li>\n<li>Establish early credibility with partners, customers, funders, advisors and institutional stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Move from concept to structured execution with discipline, speed and documentation.<\/li>\n<li>Build a founding culture grounded in integrity, urgency, technical credibility, accountability and public-interest responsibility.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that early claims, materials, presentations and commitments remain accurate, defensible and aligned with actual authority and capability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Founding Team Alignment and Shared Execution<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder will help build a high-trust founding team with clear roles, decision rights and execution discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establish clear founder responsibilities, operating cadence, decision rules and accountability systems.<\/li>\n<li>Work constructively with founders, CEOs, Presidents, boards, advisors, investors, partners and technical leaders.<\/li>\n<li>Resolve ambiguity through disciplined communication, documentation and prioritization.<\/li>\n<li>Support healthy founder dynamics, trust, speed, accountability and transparency.<\/li>\n<li>Complement other founders through distinctive strengths in technology, product, operations, commercial strategy, finance, science, policy, governance or partnerships.<\/li>\n<li>Help reduce founder dependency by building repeatable systems, leadership depth and institutional memory.<\/li>\n<li>Protect the organization from founder misalignment, uncontrolled scope, vague commitments and credibility risk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Founding Strategy, Category Design and Market Positioning<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder will help shape the strategic direction, market category and institutional positioning of a Nexus-aligned organization.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support the founding strategy, category narrative, mission logic and differentiated positioning.<\/li>\n<li>Identify priority markets, partner segments, user groups, public-interest needs and institutional opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Translate complex risk, technology and resilience challenges into clear organizational focus.<\/li>\n<li>Support market validation, customer discovery, stakeholder mapping and ecosystem analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Build early traction across public-sector, enterprise, infrastructure, finance, insurance, academic, civil society and regional implementation environments where applicable.<\/li>\n<li>Position the organization for long-term credibility without overstating endorsement, mandate, regulatory approval, certification or public authority.<\/li>\n<li>Develop strategic roadmaps that can support growth, partnerships, financing and operational execution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Consortium Formation and Ecosystem Building<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder will help activate Nexus Consortiums and Nexus-aligned networks at national, regional or global levels.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify founding partners, members, collaborators, advisors, technical contributors and implementation stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Build trust with public institutions, companies, universities, civil society organizations, community stakeholders, development institutions, technology providers, infrastructure operators and financial partners.<\/li>\n<li>Translate consortium opportunities into governance concepts, workstreams, membership logic, operating models and delivery pathways.<\/li>\n<li>Support member activation, partner onboarding, strategic alignment and early implementation readiness.<\/li>\n<li>Build collaboration models that are practical, credible and legally accurate.<\/li>\n<li>Protect procurement neutrality, conflict-of-interest boundaries, confidentiality, data rights and institutional trust.<\/li>\n<li>Convert ecosystem interest into structured commitments, workstreams and measurable outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Technology, Product and Platform Co-Building<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder may help originate technology platforms, products, data systems, research-to-market initiatives and public-interest technology ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define or support early product, platform, technology or program thesis.<\/li>\n<li>Work with CTOs, Chief AI Officers, Chief Data Officers, CISOs, product leaders, engineering teams, scientific advisors and implementation partners to shape technical direction.<\/li>\n<li>Support development of MVPs, prototypes, pilots, platform concepts, data products, analytics systems, AI workflows, geospatial tools or decision-support systems.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure early technology choices are secure, scalable, interoperable, maintainable and aligned with mission outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate early product discovery, user research, technical validation and delivery planning.<\/li>\n<li>Support responsible use of AI, geospatial intelligence, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, simulation, digital twins, climate-risk systems, resilience tools and emerging technologies.<\/li>\n<li>Build technology narratives that are ambitious but technically credible and operationally realistic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>AI, Data, Geospatial and Frontier Technology Fluency<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder should be able to operate across technology domains relevant to Nexus-aligned missions.<\/p>\n<p>Relevant domains may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artificial intelligence, applied machine learning, generative AI and agentic AI<\/li>\n<li>Data infrastructure, data governance, analytics and decision intelligence<\/li>\n<li>Geospatial intelligence, Earth observation, remote sensing and spatial data systems<\/li>\n<li>Climate-risk intelligence, disaster resilience and adaptation technology<\/li>\n<li>Cybersecurity, zero trust, secure cloud and digital trust infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Digital public infrastructure, digital public goods and secure public-interest technology<\/li>\n<li>Simulation, digital twins, systems modelling and scenario intelligence<\/li>\n<li>Edge computing, sensor networks, telemetry and connected infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Space systems, satellite data and space-enabled resilience<\/li>\n<li>Robotics, autonomous systems, drones and field intelligence systems<\/li>\n<li>Quantum technologies, post-quantum security and advanced computation<\/li>\n<li>Biosecurity intelligence, computational biology and One Health systems<\/li>\n<li>Clean technology, energy resilience, carbon intelligence and circular systems<\/li>\n<li>Resilience finance, insurance technology and risk-to-capital translation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Co-Founder does not need to be a specialist in every domain. However, the Co-Founder must be able to recruit experts, ask the right questions, identify real value, avoid hype, manage technical uncertainty and ensure that technology-enabled initiatives remain credible, governed and useful.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Capital Formation, Revenue Strategy and Resource Mobilization<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder will help build the financial, commercial and resource foundation required for launch and growth.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support early funding, revenue, sponsorship, membership, partnership, contract, investment or hybrid resource strategies where applicable.<\/li>\n<li>Help build credible financial models, early budgets, hiring plans, runway plans and operating assumptions.<\/li>\n<li>Support investor, funder, sponsor, customer, partner or institutional conversations.<\/li>\n<li>Translate mission and technology into fundable, investable or revenue-generating structures.<\/li>\n<li>Support proposal development, commercial development, partnership agreements, strategic investment discussions and enterprise or institutional sales where applicable.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain financial realism, cost discipline and execution credibility.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid unsupported claims of investment advice, underwriting authority, placement, guarantee, public funding entitlement or regulated financial activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Governance, Legal Boundaries and Institutional Trust<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder will help ensure that the organization is structured with credibility from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support the design of governance structures, decision pathways, advisory systems, board readiness and accountability mechanisms.<\/li>\n<li>Work with legal, compliance, finance, security, operations and institutional partners to establish appropriate controls.<\/li>\n<li>Protect conflict-of-interest boundaries, procurement neutrality, confidentiality, data governance, privacy and security expectations.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that public materials, partnership language and strategic communications do not overstate authority, endorsement, certification, mandate or regulatory status.<\/li>\n<li>Build trust through documentation, clear roles, careful commitments and defensible execution.<\/li>\n<li>Establish early operating discipline before scale creates complexity.<\/li>\n<li>Protect the organization\u2019s long-term reputation and institutional credibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Team Formation, Culture and Talent Architecture<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder will help recruit, structure and inspire the early team.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify founding team needs across strategy, technology, product, operations, finance, legal, partnerships, science, policy, security and delivery.<\/li>\n<li>Recruit or help recruit high-calibre founding executives, advisors, technical leaders, operators and domain experts.<\/li>\n<li>Build a culture of execution, trust, excellence, speed, integrity, documentation and public-interest responsibility.<\/li>\n<li>Define early roles, responsibilities, cadences, decision rules and accountability systems.<\/li>\n<li>Build psychological safety without weakening performance expectations.<\/li>\n<li>Promote inclusive, globally capable teams able to work across cultures, sectors, institutions and technical domains.<\/li>\n<li>Create conditions for the organization to survive founder dependency and mature into durable leadership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Partnerships, Institutional Relationships and Public-Interest Credibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder will serve as an early trust-builder and relationship architect.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Build relationships with public institutions, companies, universities, civil society organizations, communities, development institutions, finance partners, infrastructure operators, insurers, technology providers and regional actors.<\/li>\n<li>Translate stakeholder interest into practical collaboration pathways.<\/li>\n<li>Support institutional briefings, partner meetings, strategic introductions, ecosystem convenings and early adoption conversations.<\/li>\n<li>Represent the organization with credibility, humility and ambition.<\/li>\n<li>Manage sensitive relationships with discretion, accuracy and professionalism.<\/li>\n<li>Build recognition and support without implying official endorsement, public authority, diplomatic status, regulatory approval or implementation mandate.<\/li>\n<li>Convert trust into structured collaboration and collaboration into measurable progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Execution, Launch and Early Operating Discipline<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder must help move the organization from concept to execution.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Build launch plans, milestone roadmaps, operating calendars, decision logs, risk registers and delivery trackers.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate early operations across product, technology, partnerships, finance, legal, communications, governance and delivery.<\/li>\n<li>Identify dependencies, blockers, risks, staffing gaps and execution priorities.<\/li>\n<li>Support pilots, demonstrations, early deployments, research-to-market activities or implementation workstreams where applicable.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure early deliverables are documented, accepted and connected to next-stage growth.<\/li>\n<li>Build repeatable operating systems rather than relying only on founder energy.<\/li>\n<li>Establish disciplined execution as a core feature of the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Co-Founder Communication and Strategic Narrative<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Co-Founder will help shape and communicate the organization\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop clear founding narratives for partners, funders, customers, candidates, advisors, boards and public audiences.<\/li>\n<li>Translate complex technical, institutional and market concepts into accessible language.<\/li>\n<li>Support thought leadership in AI, geospatial intelligence, climate resilience, cybersecurity, data infrastructure, risk intelligence, public-interest technology, systems innovation and regional implementation.<\/li>\n<li>Build strategic visibility while maintaining accuracy and restraint around authority and claims.<\/li>\n<li>Create materials that support recruitment, partnership formation, capital formation, market development and stakeholder trust.<\/li>\n<li>Communicate with ambition, discipline and evidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Ideal Candidate Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The ideal candidate for <strong>Co-Founder- Nexus Consortiums<\/strong> is a high-integrity builder, co-builder, entrepreneur, technical founder, operating founder, institutional architect, venture creator, ecosystem leader or public-interest technology founder with the courage to build, the maturity to collaborate and the judgment to earn trust in complex environments.<\/p>\n<p>Strong candidates may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-founders, founders, founding partners, founding CEOs and founding executives<\/li>\n<li>Technical co-founders, operating co-founders, product co-founders and commercial co-founders<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneurs-in-residence and founders-in-residence<\/li>\n<li>Venture builders, studio builders and platform builders<\/li>\n<li>Public-interest technology founders and civic technology builders<\/li>\n<li>Deep tech, climate tech, AI, geospatial, cybersecurity, data or resilience technology founders<\/li>\n<li>Research commercialization leaders and applied science venture builders<\/li>\n<li>Former executives who have launched new business units, institutions, programs, platforms or regional organizations<\/li>\n<li>Consortium builders, ecosystem architects and partnership originators<\/li>\n<li>Public-sector innovation, GovTech and institutional transformation leaders<\/li>\n<li>Mission-driven entrepreneurs with experience building across sectors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Strong candidates may come from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Venture creation, entrepreneurship and company building<\/li>\n<li>Artificial intelligence, data infrastructure, geospatial intelligence, cybersecurity or digital infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Climate technology, climate risk, resilience, adaptation or disaster risk reduction<\/li>\n<li>Public-sector innovation, GovTech, civic technology, systems innovation or digital public infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Critical infrastructure, emergency management, insurance, finance, development finance or risk intelligence<\/li>\n<li>International development, regional implementation, multilateral programs, public-private partnerships or consortium leadership<\/li>\n<li>Applied research commercialization, frontier technology, deep tech or institutional innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Co-Founder must be able to lead across ambiguity, founder dynamics, opportunity discovery, strategy, product, technology, capital formation, partnerships, governance, team formation and early execution.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Required Qualifications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant experience founding, co-founding, launching, building, scaling or transforming a company, organization, platform, consortium, program, venture, institutional initiative or strategic business unit.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated ability to move from concept to execution, including strategy, team formation, partnership development, funding or revenue pathway, operating model and measurable progress.<\/li>\n<li>Strong understanding of technology-enabled operating models, institutional partnerships, public-interest missions, market development and complex stakeholder environments.<\/li>\n<li>Proven ability to build trust with founders, executives, boards, partners and senior stakeholders across sectors, regions and technical domains.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to operate through ambiguity, incomplete information, early-stage uncertainty and multi-stakeholder complexity.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to translate mission and strategy into practical structures, workstreams, products, partnerships and operating systems.<\/li>\n<li>Strong communication, storytelling, negotiation, facilitation and executive presentation skills.<\/li>\n<li>Strong judgment, discretion, integrity, resilience and accountability.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to operate in high-trust, security-conscious, compliance-sensitive and public-interest environments.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated commitment to building durable value, not only short-term attention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Preferred Qualifications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience with AI, machine learning, data platforms, enterprise systems, geospatial intelligence, Earth observation, climate data, emergency management, digital twins, edge computing, cybersecurity, secure cloud infrastructure or public-interest technology.<\/li>\n<li>Experience working with public institutions, public agencies, technical authorities, multilateral institutions, critical infrastructure operators, universities, insurers, financial institutions, development institutions, civil society organizations or regulated sectors.<\/li>\n<li>Experience building ventures, platforms, programs or partnerships in national, regional or global markets.<\/li>\n<li>Experience with venture financing, sponsorship, institutional funding, enterprise sales, strategic partnerships, public-private partnerships, consortium formation or research commercialization.<\/li>\n<li>Experience with governance, privacy, cybersecurity, data governance, compliance, legal structuring, board formation or operational risk controls.<\/li>\n<li>Experience operating across international, regional, cross-cultural or mission-based environments.<\/li>\n<li>Advanced degree in business, public policy, engineering, computer science, data science, geospatial science, climate science, economics, law, international affairs, public administration or a related field is an asset, but not required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Core Competencies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-Founder leadership<\/li>\n<li>Founder-level ownership<\/li>\n<li>Venture creation<\/li>\n<li>Institution building<\/li>\n<li>Company building<\/li>\n<li>Startup leadership<\/li>\n<li>Consortium formation<\/li>\n<li>Ecosystem building<\/li>\n<li>Founding team alignment<\/li>\n<li>Shared execution<\/li>\n<li>Strategic origination<\/li>\n<li>Category design<\/li>\n<li>Market validation<\/li>\n<li>Opportunity discovery<\/li>\n<li>Product-market fit<\/li>\n<li>Mission-market fit<\/li>\n<li>Platform strategy<\/li>\n<li>Public-interest technology<\/li>\n<li>AI and data fluency<\/li>\n<li>Geospatial and spatial intelligence fluency<\/li>\n<li>Climate-risk and resilience fluency<\/li>\n<li>Cybersecurity awareness<\/li>\n<li>Digital public infrastructure awareness<\/li>\n<li>Frontier technology literacy<\/li>\n<li>Capital formation<\/li>\n<li>Revenue strategy<\/li>\n<li>Partnership development<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder trust<\/li>\n<li>Governance design<\/li>\n<li>Operating model design<\/li>\n<li>Team formation<\/li>\n<li>Founder storytelling<\/li>\n<li>Executive communication<\/li>\n<li>Cross-sector coordination<\/li>\n<li>Regional and global judgment<\/li>\n<li>Ethical leadership<\/li>\n<li>Long-term value creation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Relevant Domains for Co-Founder Opportunities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Co-Founder candidates may be matched to opportunities across Nexus Consortiums, Nexus-aligned companies, partner organizations and regional or global implementation vehicles working in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nexus Consortiums, National Nexus Consortiums, Regional Nexus Consortiums and global Nexus-aligned platforms<\/li>\n<li>Venture creation, institution building, platform building, consortium formation and regional implementation<\/li>\n<li>Artificial intelligence, 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