Session : SURVIVAL GUIDE: BIG TECHNICAL CHALLENGES, BIG OPPORTUNITIES

Joy Dunn

Joy Dunn is the VP of Operations at Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) where she is responsible for manufacturing, construction and facilities, safety, and quality. Supported by the world's leading investors and a collaborative partnership with MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, the CFS team is driven by the climate change crisis to develop the fastest path to commercial fusion energy. In her previous role as Head of Manufacturing, Joy led the production of the world’s largest high-temperature superconducting magnet which successfully demonstrated the key technology needed to enable net-positive fusion energy. Before joining CFS, Joy spent a decade at SpaceX developing and manufacturing the Dragon spacecraft to deliver cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station. She was also named to Business Insider's list of the Most Powerful Female Engineers of 2017 and to the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders in 2018. Joy received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.