Athan Fox graduated from the University of Cambridge with a PhD in Chemistry. He then undertook work in patent law and technology transfer that included a period with Cambridge Enterprise Ltd. Athan is now the CEO of Ever Resource, a circular economy innovator turning waste into feedstock and producing value-added products. The company is funded by the UK Government and the European Commission to scale up novel technologies for the recycling of lead-acid, lithium-ion and alkaline batteries.