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Vice President, Strategic Finance
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Guillaume Defrance de Tersant is Vice President of Strategic Finance at Lila Sciences, where he drives capital allocation, financial planning, and strategic initiatives to support the company's growth.
Prior to LILA, Guillaume held finance, strategy, and innovation roles at Indigo Ag, an agricultural technology company focused on advancing sustainable agriculture.
He holds a dual degree in Engineering and Management from MIT, and an MSc in Management from HEC Paris.
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9/10/2026
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What’s a Science Startup Doing with an Open-Endedness Team?
Open-ended search is core infrastructure for scientific superintelligence, according to AI researcher Ken Stanley. This profile of Stanley's open-endedness team at Lila Sciences explores why that approach is central to autonomous science.
9/8/2026
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Ben Kompa, LILA's Head of AI-Lab Innovation, named to MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35
Ben Kompa, Head of AI-Lab Innovation, has been named to MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35. Ben's work sits at the intersection of AI and automated experimentation, exactly the kind of bridge-building this recognition is meant to celebrate.
