January 20, 2026, Mountain View, CA and Houston, TX — The SETI Institute introduced that alliant Global CEO, Dhaval Jadav, joined its Board of Directors. Dhaval brings a deep lifelong ardour for area science, a powerful dedication to STEM training, and a shared perception in the SETI Institute’s mission to discover one in every of humanity’s most profound questions: Are we alone in the universe?
This marks the starting of a strategic partnership that offers the SETI Institute the capacity to leverage alliant’s assets and AI capabilities in the search for extraterrestrial life.
“As a kid nothing got me more excited to learn about space than the thought of extraterrestrials being out there,” stated Dhaval. “I think we’ve lost some of that sense of wonder, the curiosity that drives people to look beyond their screens and ask big questions about the universe. I wholeheartedly believe in the SETI Institute’s mission, and I hope alliant can help the SETI Institute be a beacon that rekindles that curiosity and inspires people to seek answers to life’s biggest mysteries.”
Dhaval was elected to the board in half due to his longstanding management in selling STEM training and area science. Through alliant’s Blue Heart Fund, he has funded thousands and thousands of {dollars} in STEM scholarships for college students and supported native science educators via alliant’s SPARK Awards. He additionally serves on the Space Center Houston Board of Directors and was honored by NASA’s Johnson Space Center with the naming of the Dhaval R. Jadav Learning Innovation Center in recognition of his contributions.
“Dhaval has an unbelievable ardour for the Institute’s mission that evokes an infectious diploma of pleasure. His enterprise acumen and dedication to science and STEM training are ideally suited attributes as the Institute embarks on a daring new period of area exploration and pursuit of the discovery of life and intelligence past Earth,” stated SETI Institute President and CEO Bill Diamond.
“Dhaval understands that both science research and commercial activity are extremely complementary and often work in tandem to accelerate new discoveries and advancements. He is the ideal visionary to help us leverage the positive interaction between these two approaches,” stated SETI Institute Board Member Amaresh Kollipara.
About the SETI Institute
Founded in 1984, the SETI Institute is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary analysis and training group whose mission is to lead humanity’s quest to perceive the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe and share that data with the world. Our analysis encompasses the bodily and organic sciences and leverages information analytics, machine studying, and superior sign detection applied sciences. The SETI Institute is a distinguished analysis companion for trade, academia, and authorities companies, together with NASA and the National Science Foundation.
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