Bob Mumgaard is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Bob has held the CEO seat since March 2018, and was previously Researcher, core team behind the SPARC concept at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
Current company
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Commonwealth Fusion Systems is an American company aiming to build a compact fusion power plant.
energy industryHeadquartered in DevensFounded 2018Private company
Source: WikidataBob Mumgaard has been CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems since March 2018. Before Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Bob was Researcher, core team behind the SPARC concept at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center until 2018.
Career
Sources: Commonwealth Fusion Systems, press release, 30 July 2026, MIT News, 9 March 2018
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD, 2015Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SM, 2015Source
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Vice president level and above, most senior firstBob Mumgaard is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Bob has held the CEO seat since March 2018, and was previously Researcher, core team behind the SPARC concept at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
Bob Mumgaard has been CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems since March 2018, according to Commonwealth Fusion Systems, press release, 30 July 2026.
Bob Mumgaard was Researcher, core team behind the SPARC concept at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center until 2018, according to MIT News, 9 March 2018.
Bob Mumgaard has been CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems for 8 years, since March 2018.
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