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Darby Dunn

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Executive in Residence at The Engine Ventures

Greater Boston

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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

  1. Engine VenturesConsultantcurrent2026 — presentCambridge, MA
  2. Commonwealth Fusion SystemsVice President of Advanced Manufacturing & Production Strategycurrent2025 — presentDevens, Massachusetts
  3. Commonwealth Fusion SystemsVice President of Production2023 — 2025Devens, Massachusetts
  4. Commonwealth Fusion SystemsVice President of Operations2021 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Commonwealth Fusion SystemsHead of Manufacturing2019 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts
  6. World Economic ForumYoung Global Leader2018 — 2023
  7. SpaceXSenior Manager of Spacecraft Production2018Hawthorne, CA
  8. SpaceXCompany Lead of New Product Introduction2016 — 2018Hawthorne, CA
  9. SpaceXSenior Manager of Dragon Manufacturing Engineering2014 — 2016Hawthorne, CA
  10. SpaceXDragon Manufacturing Engineering Manager2012 — 2014
  11. SpaceXLead Dragon Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer2012
  12. SpaceXDragon Propulsion Development & Manufacturing Engineer2009 — 2011

Skills & more

Spacecraft21FMEA12Manufacturing30Propulsion11Propulsion Systems6Manufacturing Engineering13Lean Manufacturing12Production Engineering5Engineering36Testing15Fluid Dynamics4Systems Engineering10
+6 moreAerospaceEngineering 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

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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).

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