Ally Yost
InvestorTechnical Advisor at Avila
About
Ally Yost is an SVP of Business Development at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, where she leads business development, company financing strategy, and investor engagement, with over a decade of experience commercializing scientific and engineering breakthroughs. Previously she was a founder and Principal at The Engine, the MIT-affiliated venture fund, investing in climate, human health, and hardware infrastructure, and earlier led R&D and manufacturing work at Accion Systems and worked as a research scientist at GoogleX and on spacecraft propulsion at NASA. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
Invests in
Climate TechHardwareHealthtech
Colleagues at Avila
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ally Yost?
- Ally Yost is an SVP of Business Development at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, where she leads business development, company financing strategy, and investor engagement, with over a decade of experience commercializing scientific and engineering breakthroughs. Previously she was a founder and Principal at The Engine, the MIT-affiliated venture fund, investing in climate, human health, and hardware infrastructure, and earlier led R&D and manufacturing work at Accion Systems and worked as a research scientist at GoogleX and on spacecraft propulsion at NASA. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
- Where does Ally Yost work?
- Ally Yost is Technical Advisor at Avila.
- What does Ally Yost invest in?
- Ally Yost invests in Climate Tech, Hardware, Healthtech.