Adam London

Dr. Adam London is the co-founder and CTO of rocket company Astra. Before founding Astra, London attended MIT, where he earned his BS, MS, and PhD in Aerospace Engineering. London's research at MIT culminated with him creating, at the time, the world's smallest liquid-cooled chemical rocket engine. After attending MIT, London joined Mckinsey & Company as an engagement manager, a position he held until 2004. In 2005, London left McKinsey & Company to found Ventions, a small aerospace design firm, which would go on to be reincorporated as Astra in 2016. As CTO of Astra, London leads the company's technology as well as its long-term public strategy.