Angelique Ahlström

Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer of Flash Forest

Angelique Ahlström, M.A. and Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 Honoree in Energy, is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Flash Forest, Canada’s first and largest autonomous drone reforestation company.

Her team is working to accelerate carbon sequestration and regenerate ecosystems on a planetary scale to mitigate climate change. Angelique is also a research associate of The Galileo Project at Harvard, which is leading the systematic scientific search for evidence of extraterrestrial technological artifacts with the goal to bring the search for extraterrestrial technological signatures of Extraterrestrial Technological Civilizations (ETCs) from accidental or anecdotal observations to the mainstream of transparent, validated, and systematic scientific research.

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Angelique is Co-Chair of the project's Societal Implications subgroup. Angelique is also a nuclear disarmament advocate and serves as a mentor at Canada’s Zenith Pathways for Space Program.

She holds a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Victoria, a Graduate Certificate in the Commercial Space Program co-led by the International Space University and Florida Institute of Technology at NASA, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology and Political Science.

Angelique’s work is centered on the ethical technological evolution of our species both on and outside earth. Her leadership engages novel forms of multilateral, international coordination with the goal of enabling the future of humanity to achieve its highest potential while safeguarding the planet.