Ally Yost

Ally Yost serves as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief of Staff at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a position held since February 2021. Yost also works as an advisor for the Clean Energy channel of MIT's venture studio, Proto Ventures, since December 2022. Prior experience includes roles as Principal, Senior Associate, and Associate at The Engine from March 2017 to February 2021, and as a Materials Scientist at Accion Systems Inc. from November 2015 to April 2017, where Yost led R&D efforts for ion propulsion systems. Academic achievements include a PhD candidacy in Mechanical Engineering at MIT from 2012 to 2015, and a history as Co-Director of MIT Hacking Medicine and Managing Director of the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition. Yost's educational credentials include a PhD and SM in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of New Hampshire.