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About
Darby Dunn is a Vice President of Advanced Manufacturing at Commonwealth Fusion Systems and works as a Consultant at Engine Ventures. His work focuses on clean energy production and space travel.
Experience
- Engine VenturesConsultantcurrent2026 — presentCambridge, MA
- Commonwealth Fusion SystemsVice President of Advanced Manufacturing & Production Strategycurrent2025 — presentDevens, Massachusetts
- Commonwealth Fusion SystemsVice President of Production2023 — 2025Devens, Massachusetts
- Commonwealth Fusion SystemsVice President of Operations2021 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Commonwealth Fusion SystemsHead of Manufacturing2019 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts
- World Economic ForumYoung Global Leader2018 — 2023
- SpaceXSenior Manager of Spacecraft Production2018Hawthorne, CA
- SpaceXCompany Lead of New Product Introduction2016 — 2018Hawthorne, CA
- SpaceXSenior Manager of Dragon Manufacturing Engineering2014 — 2016Hawthorne, CA
- SpaceXDragon Manufacturing Engineering Manager2012 — 2014
- SpaceXLead Dragon Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer2012
- SpaceXDragon Propulsion Development & Manufacturing Engineer2009 — 2011
Skills & more
Spacecraft21FMEA12Manufacturing30Propulsion11Propulsion Systems6Manufacturing Engineering13Lean Manufacturing12Production Engineering5Engineering36Testing15Fluid Dynamics4Systems Engineering10
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AerospaceEngineering ManagementAerospace EngineeringProject ManagementLeadershipMatlab- Advancing the Global Energy Transition - Andlinger Center Executive Education Program — Princeton University
- Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century — Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education
- Lean Six Sigma — Villanova University
From Darby's professional profile.
Colleagues at The Engine Ventures
Alaina Hartnett
Associate at The Engine Ventures
Ann DeWitt
General Partner at The Engine Ventures
Bettina Metais
Vice President of Investor Relations & Operations at The Engine Ventures
Colleen Calhoun
Investor at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES
Dan Resnicow
Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures
David Bradwell
Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures
Deepa Rao
Associate at The Engine Ventures
Ericka Tamayo-Guevara
Analyst at The Engine Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Darby Dunn?
- Darby Dunn is a Vice President of Advanced Manufacturing at Commonwealth Fusion Systems and works as a Consultant at Engine Ventures. His work focuses on clean energy production and space travel.
- Where does Darby Dunn work?
- Darby Dunn is Executive in Residence at The Engine Ventures.
- Where did Darby Dunn go to school?
- Darby Dunn studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering).
Same school
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Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Shared employers
Also worked at Commonwealth Fusion Systems16
Kent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURESRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJDan BrunnerAdvisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture ClimateTim KrysiekManaging Partner at MassMutual VenturesCarly AndersonPrincipal at Prelude VenturesHisham ElhaddadManaging Partner at HOF Capital
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Also worked at World Economic Forum305
Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesLaura BockPartner at QED InvestorsZachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Nathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado Ventures
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Also worked at SpaceX230
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAsanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VCJustin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCGarry HillInvestment at Makers FundHelen LiangFounder & General Partner at FoundersX Ventures
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