# Matthew C. Levy

> Matthew Chase Levy, known professionally as Matthew C. Levy, is an American physicist and entrepreneur who founded NobleAI and formerly served as its chairman and CEO. His work spans laser-plasma physics, scientific artificial intelligence and fusion investment. He founded AE Blue Capital in 2023, now lists an advisory role there, and is an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. He ended his 2026 California gubernatorial campaign on April 15.

- **Role:** Advisor at AE Blue Capital; Honorary Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford
- **Organizations:** NobleAI, AE Blue Capital, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, The Washington Institute, Stanford University Nuclear Project, Global Young Academy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Royal Society
- **From:** Dallas, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in physics, University of California, Los Angeles, Master’s degree in physics and astronomy, Rice University, Ph.D. in physics and astronomy, Rice University, M.A. by incorporation (ad eundem), University of Oxford
- **Known for:** First American physicist awarded a Royal Society Newton International Fellowship (2015)., Lead author of the 2014 Nature Communications paper Petawatt laser absorption bounded., William F. Marlar Scholar at Rice University, 2014–2015.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Awarded a Lawrence Scholarship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
- **2014** — Completed his Rice Ph.D.; lead author of Petawatt laser absorption bounded in Nature Communications.
- **2015** — Became the first American physicist awarded a Royal Society Newton International Fellowship; joined Wolfson College as a Junior Research Fellow.
- **2016** — Joined the Royal Society’s Voice of the Future delegation in the UK Parliament.
- **2017** — Founded NobleAI, as dated in his contemporaneous company announcement and historical CV.
- **2018–2022** — Served as Noble Artificial Intelligence chairman and chief executive, per his current personal biography.
- **2019** — NobleAI announced $8.6 million in funding and its partnership with Solvay.
- **2022** — Founded the Baruch Spinoza Scholarship at Oxford in honour of Sir Isaiah Berlin.
- **2023** — Founded AE Blue Capital; became a trustee of The Washington Institute.
- **2024** — Elected Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College; participated in the Stanford-SLAC Extreme Energy Workshop.
- **2025** — Co-authored Extreme Energy in Time to Make a Difference with Debbie G. Senesky and Siegfried H. Glenzer.
- **2026** — Announced a California gubernatorial campaign in February and stepped down on April 15; current personal site lists Advisor at AE Blue Capital.

## Achievements

- First American physicist awarded a Royal Society Newton International Fellowship (2015).
- Lead author of the 2014 Nature Communications paper Petawatt laser absorption bounded.
- William F. Marlar Scholar at Rice University, 2014–2015.
- Founded NobleAI and led it as chairman and CEO during 2018–2022.
- Founded the Baruch Spinoza Scholarship at Oxford in 2022.
- Founded AE Blue Capital in 2023.
- Elected Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — His personal biography, revised June 11, lists him as Advisor to AE Blue Capital, formerly General Partner and Managing Member.
- **2026-04** — Stepped down from the California gubernatorial campaign on April 15, calling for unity among Democratic Party leaders.
- **2026-02** — Announced his California gubernatorial candidacy.
- **2025-09** — A version of the co-authored preprint Extreme Energy in Time to Make a Difference was published on OSF.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mchaselevy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-chase-levy/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MatthewChaseLevy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewchaselevy/

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