Jeff Thornburg
Mentor/Associate - Space Stream at Creative Destruction Lab
Jeff Thornburg is CEO and co-founder of Portal Space Systems and serves as a mentor at Creative Destruction Lab and advisor at Stratolaunch. He previously held engineering leadership roles at Aerojet, Agility Robotics, Air Force Research Laboratory, Amazon Kuiper, and Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and has expertise in pioneering technology for high-speed mobility across trans-orbital regimes.
Jeff Thornburg announces Portal Space Systems’ $50M Series A funding to advance on-orbit maneuverability
Portal Space Systems announced a $50 million Series A round, with returning and new investors backing the company's mission to deliver on-orbit maneuverability; the founder Jeff Thornburg emphasized team and investor alignment over hardware focus.
Organizations
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Creative Destruction Lab Mentor/Associate - Space Stream 2021–present · current
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Portal Space Systems CEO & Co-founder 2021–present · current
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Stratolaunch Advisor 2021–present, Vice President of Propulsion Engineering 2017–2019 · current
Education
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U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology M.S., Aeronautical Engineering · 1998–2000
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Missouri University of Science and Technology B.S., Aerospace Engineering · 1991–1995
