Where does Nathan O'Konek work?

Nathan O'Konek is Executive at Star Catcher Industries and General Counsel at Firefly Aerospace.

Where did Nathan O'Konek go to school?

Nathan O'Konek studied at University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., cum laude); Carleton College (BA, magna cum laude, History); Taipei American School.

Nathan O'Konek

Executive at Star Catcher Industries · General Counsel at Firefly Aerospace

United States

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Executive at Star Catcher Industries

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Star Catcher Industries's investors · 6

B CapitalGeneva · since 2026 Cerberus VenturesNew York · since 2026 GreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checks · since 2026 MVP VenturesChicago · since 2026 Oceans VenturesNew York · $1.3M checks · since 2026 Shield CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026

Co-founders at Star Catcher Industries

Michael SnyderExecutive Officer, Director

Andrew RushExecutive Officer, Director

Bryan LyandvertExecutive Officer, Director

General Counsel at Firefly Aerospace

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Firefly Aerospace's investors · 6

AE Industrial PartnersBoca Raton BGW VenturesAnn Arbor · since 2024 Capital FactoryAustin Noosphere VenturesMountain View Republic Capital (ex Republic Labs)New York Rpm Ventures Iii Management, L.L.C.Ann Arbor

Co-founders at Firefly Aerospace

Thomas MarkusicDirector

Thomas E. MarkusicChief Executive Officer and Director

Eric SalwanFounder

Experience

Firefly AerospaceGeneral Counselcurrent2026 — present
Star CatcherChief Operating Officer2026
Neo Space GroupGeneral Counsel2024 — 2026Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Redwire SpaceExecutive Vice President & General Counsel, Head of M&A2020 — 2024Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Made In Space, Inc.Executive Vice President & General Counsel2019 — 2020
Space FloridaSenior Director, Commercial Space2017 — 2019Cape Canaveral, Florida
Masten Space Systems, Inc.Director of Business Operations & Corporate Secretary2011 — 2017Mojave, CA
Latham & WatkinsAssociate2007 — 2011New York/London/Chicago
University of Minnesota Office of the General CounselLaw Clerk2006 — 2007Minneapolis

Skills & more

U.S. SEC FilingsFinancial ReportingDispute ResolutionLeadership DevelopmentSEC Financial ReportingBoard GovernanceBusiness DevelopmentIntellectual PropertyStrategic PlanningNegotiationRelationship ManagementCorporate Law

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Program ManagementCorporate GovernanceTeam LeadershipLicensingPublic SpeakingProposal WritingEmployment LawCapital MarketsMergers & AcquisitionsInternational LawPatentsLegal Writing

Languages Chinese · German

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Who is Nathan O'Konek?: General Counsel at Firefly Aerospace
Where does Nathan O'Konek work?: Nathan O'Konek is Executive at Star Catcher Industries and General Counsel at Firefly Aerospace.
Where did Nathan O'Konek go to school?: Nathan O'Konek studied at University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., cum laude); Carleton College (BA, magna cum laude, History); Taipei American School.

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Also attended University of Minnesota Law School13

Liz FowlerExecutive Advisor at LRVHealth Katherine M. BryanInvestor at Madison Dearborn Partners Yrjö OjasaarInvestment Partner at Change Ventures Adam SimpsonVenture Partner at Frazier Life Sciences Eric ChanChief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Senior Managing Director at CITIC Capital Holdings Michael KorengoldPresident and Chief Executive Officer at Enhanced Capital Partners

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Also attended Carleton College53

Jessie HaoInvestor at Notable Capital Mira ChaurushiyaManaging Director at Westlake Village BioPartners Henry HeitzerDirector at Earth Foundry Charles ZedlewskiVenture Partner at Zero Prime Ventures Michelle SnyderPartner, Venture at McKesson Ventures Skyler KessenichAnalyst, Data Science at Growth Street Partners

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Also attended Taipei American School19

Ed DengCo-Founder and Operating Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund Amanda WuChief of Staff at Founders Future Isaac WuInvestor at Vector Capital Fernando GouveiaManaging Partner at Compa Capital Elton ChangInvestor at Propel Venture Partners Nina DohrauManaging Director at aws Gründungsfonds

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Shared employers

Also worked at Firefly Aerospace15

Marc WeiserManaging Director at Rpm Ventures Iii Management, L.L.C.Mark WattGeneral Partner at Kilonova Capital Emiliano BonillaFounder at Synnax Shey SabripourExecutive Officer, Director at Cesium Astro Eugene MizinCo-Founder & CEO at Job Today Thomas MarkusicDirector at Firefly Aerospace

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Also worked at Neo Space Group1

Jason AndrewsExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter at Spaceflight Industries

Also worked at Made In Space, Inc.10

Tarek WakedCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Type One Ventures Aaron KemmerFounder at Magic Maxwell PerhamFounder at Mezli Jason DunnFounder & CEO at Outpost Tarek WakedGeneral Partner at Type One Vulcan Tarek WakedGeneral Partner at Type One X2

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Also worked at Space Florida2

Alan SternDirector at World View Enterprises Rave MehtaExecutive Officer at Flow Capital Partners