Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño, PhD

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Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño is an astrophysicist who left research to make science matter — and has spent twenty years figuring out how. He is the Chief Scientist and co-founder of Lgnd.ai and co-founder of Clay, building the tools that make Earth searchable and understandable at scale.

The path ran through the Microsoft Planetary Computer — a $50M+ initiative supporting hundreds of environmental projects — data science at the World Bank, and Chief Scientist at Mapbox. Each step was the same question with bigger tools: how do we make the world legible enough to actually improve it?

He is the author of Impact Science: The Science of Getting to Radical Social and Environmental Breakthroughs — a guide for scientists who want to maximize real-world impact. He advises select climate and deep tech funds on earth observation and geo-AI investments. Recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Originally from Asturias, Spain, Bruno now lives in Copenhagen with his family.

Press Bio (short form)

Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño, PhD is Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Lgnd.ai and Clay, building AI tools that let the planet speak for itself. Former director of the Microsoft Planetary Computer. Author of Impact Science. World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Based in Copenhagen.

Recognition

  • Young Global Leader — World Economic Forum (2013)
  • WEF Agenda Contributor — Davos 2026 articles on Planetary Intelligence
  • Global Teacher Prize Judging Academy — member
  • Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellow — U.S. National Academies (2010)
  • Fellow — Royal Spanish Society of Physics (2009)
  • PhD Magna Cum Laude — Max Planck Institute / University of Göttingen (2008)
  • NASA APOD — May 22, 2007 and April 5, 2009

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Non vi, sed saepe cadendo. (“Not by force, but by falling often.”)