Puja is the Executive Vice President of Marvel Fusion Inc., where she leads the company’s strategic, commercial, and technical initiatives in the U.S. She also serves on the Executive Board of the ATLAS laser facility, a public-private partnership among Marvel Fusion, Colorado State University, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

A nuclear engineer by training, Puja began her career contributing to the design and economic assessment of advanced nuclear reactors. She went on to hold senior leadership roles at General Atomics spanning technical program leadership,corporate strategy, and global partnerships-including driving major international technology collaborations. Her career has focused on advancing next-generation nuclear and fusion energy, while connecting science, technology, policy, and business. Puja holds an Executive MBA from the University of Cambridge, a master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Nirma University in India.

大阪大学大学院博士後期課程理学研究科物理学専攻を修了し博士取得。在学時は高速点火方式核融合の研究に注力し効率的な核融合プラズマ加熱を実証。将来的な核融合の実現に貢献。大阪大学修了後はカリフォルニア大学サンディエゴ校で、核融合の研究に従事。