Philip Johnston

Philip Johnston

Co-Founder & CEO at Fermi Explorer Mission
Redmond, Washington, United States

Philip Johnston is Co-Founder & CEO at Fermi Explorer and Starcloud, and serves as Executive Officer and Director at Lumen Orbit, Inc. He founded Starcloud, a startup that is still running, and has expertise in building data centers in space.

  • Fermi Explorer Mission Co-Founder & CEO 2026–present · current
  • Lumen Orbit logo
    Lumen Orbit Executive Officer, Director 2025–present · current
  • Starcloud logo
    Starcloud Co-Founder & CEO 2024–present · current
  • Opontia (acquired by Perfection) Co-Founder, Co-CEO, & Board Chair 2020–2023 · past
  • McKinsey Associate 2019–2021 · past
  • Bain & Company Summer Associate 2018 · past
  • Harvard University Student Body President 2018–2019, Teaching Fellow, Entrepreneurial Finance 2017 · past
  • Blue Haven Initiative Venture Capital, Summer Associate 2017 · past
  • Knife Capital Venture Capital Investment Associate 2015–2016 · past
  • BNP Paribas CIB Algorithmic Trader, Vice President 2010–2015 · past
  • United Nations Summer Analyst 2010 · past
  • Goldman Sachs Summer Analyst 2008 · past

Education

  • Y Combinator Co-Founder & CEO of Starcloud (YC S24) · 2024
  • Harvard University MPA, John F. Kennedy School of Government (HKS), National Security & Technology · 2017–2019
  • The Wharton School MBA · 2016–2018
  • INSEAD MBA exchange student specializing in new venture strategy · 2017
  • CFA Institute CFA Charterholder, First time passes · 2014–2016
  • Columbia University MA, Applied Mathematics · 2009–2010
  • University of Nottingham 1st Class BSc (Hons), Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics · 2005–2008

Organizations

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  • Fermi Explorer Mission Co-Founder & CEO 2026–present · current
  • Lumen Orbit logo
    Lumen Orbit Executive Officer, Director 2025–present · current
  • Starcloud logo
    Starcloud Co-Founder & CEO 2024–present · current

Education

  • Y Combinator Co-Founder & CEO of Starcloud (YC S24) · 2024
  • Harvard University MPA, John F. Kennedy School of Government (HKS), National Security & Technology · 2017–2019
  • The Wharton School MBA · 2016–2018
  • INSEAD MBA exchange student specializing in new venture strategy · 2017
  • CFA Institute CFA Charterholder, First time passes · 2014–2016
  • Columbia University MA, Applied Mathematics · 2009–2010
  • University of Nottingham 1st Class BSc (Hons), Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics · 2005–2008

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