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X-energy Appoints Daniel Gross as Chief Financial Officer

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X-energy hired Daniel Gross as Chief Financial Officer on Dec 8th '25.

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X-energy appoints Daniel Gross as Chief Financial Officer. ROCKVILLE, Md., December 8, 2025 - X-energy Reactor Company, LLC, a leading developer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and fuel technology, today announced the appointment of Daniel Gross as Chief Financial Officer. With extensive experience in energy finance, clean energy investment, and large-scale capital deployment, Gross will oversee the company's financial strategy as the company advances its Xe-100 small modular reactor and proprietary TRISO-X fuel technology across projects in the United States and internationally. "Over the past 18 months, I've had the pleasure of working closely with Daniel, both during Amazon's investment in X-energy, and as a colleague on our Board of Directors." said J. Clay Sell, CEO of X-energy. "He is brilliant, creative, and understands the scale of what lies before us. And as we drive execution across multiple commercial projects, he is the ideal CFO to bring our bold vision to life." Gross joins X-energy from Amazon, where he served as a corporate development Director focused on the Climate Pledge Fund, a corporate venture program with an initial $2 billion in funding. Prior to Amazon, he held senior leadership roles in clean energy finance, including Chief Investment Officer at Climate Real Impact Solutions, Managing Director at Oaktree Capital Management, and Partner...

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Daniel GrossChief Financial Officer
Takes effect
Dec 8, 2025
Location
Rockville, Maryland, United States

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  • Daniel GrossChief Financial Officer · Named in the story

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Category
Hires

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  • finance

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Confidence
59%
Detected
Dec 8, 2025
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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