Our People

The Team Behind
Trace AQ

Scientists, engineers, and product thinkers united by a single mission: make air quality intelligence as accessible as the weather forecast.

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Victor Gill

Victor Gill co-founded Trace AQ in 2022 after a decade building climate data infrastructure at the intersection of government, academia, and technology. With a background in atmospheric science and software engineering, Victor leads product vision, investor relations, and strategic partnerships. Before Trace AQ, he led data platform teams at a major national weather intelligence firm and served as a technical advisor to the EPA's Air Quality Innovation Program.

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Leadership

Executive Team

Dr. Priya Nair

Dr. Priya Nair

Chief Science Officer

Atmospheric physicist with 15 years in aerosol modeling and satellite remote sensing. PhD from MIT. Former principal scientist at NOAA.

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Marcus Chen

Marcus Chen

Chief Technology Officer

Full-stack ML infrastructure architect. Previously led data platform engineering at a Y Combinator climate startup. Expert in real-time geospatial pipelines.

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Sarah Okonkwo

Sarah Okonkwo

VP of Product

Product leader with deep experience in environmental SaaS and developer tooling. Built and shipped API products used by 500+ enterprise clients at previous roles.

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Advisory Board

Our Advisors

Dr. Elena Vasquez

Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, UT Austin

Robert Kim

Former EPA Regional Administrator

Dr. Anya Moreau

Public Health Informatics, Stanford