Bob Mumgaard

Bob Mumgaard is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, the world's largest fusion energy company. Bob’s PhD work at MIT contributed to the design of several small superconducting tokamaks, devices used to produce controlled nuclear fusion. As a fellow at MIT, Bob focused on how entrepreneurship, partnerships, and risk-retirement strategies could speed up fusion’s journey from laboratory to market. He holds a PhD in applied plasma physics and an MS in nuclear engineering from MIT, and a BS in mechanical engineering and engineering physics from the University of Nebraska.

About Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is the world’s leading and best capitalized private fusion company, with more than 800 employees and more than $2 billion raised from the world’s foremost climate investors. In 2018, CFS was spun out of MIT, combining decades of fusion research with the speed and agility of the private sector. The company’s marquee fusion project, SPARC, will generate net energy, paving the way for abundant carbon-free energy and accelerating the development of commercial fusion technology.