10 Commonwealth Fusion Systems engineering leaders
Valeria Riccardo, Chief Engineer, is the most senior of these Commonwealth Fusion Systems engineering leaders, who also include a vice president of R&D test and leaders of mechanical, systems, process, magnet, nuclear, power and control engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Commonwealth Fusion Systems from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Christopher Goossen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Mechanical Engineering · Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Christopher Goossen has been Senior Director, Mechanical Engineering at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since July 2024, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Christopher Goossen was Director, AP300 Small Modular Reactor at Westinghouse Electric Company from 2023 to 2024, Director, Advanced Reactors Product Management there from 2020 to 2023 and Director, Mechanical and Piping Engineering there from 2019 to 2020.
Davin Young P.Eng
LinkedInExperience: Head of Power Systems Engineering · Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Davin Young has been Head of Power Systems Engineering at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since July 2024, based in Toronto, Ontario, leading the design and de-risking work required to convert fusion heat into clean electricity. Davin Young was Principal Open Innovation Engineer at Commonwealth Fusion Systems from 2022 to 2024 and Director Of Technology at Hydrostor from 2018 to 2022.
Jeremy Hollman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of R&D Test · Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Jeremy Hollman has been Vice President of R&D Test at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since November 2024, based in Greater Boston. Jeremy Hollman was Head of R&D for SPARC at Commonwealth Fusion Systems from 2022 to 2024, Head of R&D Test Engineering there from 2021 to 2022 and Technology Development Manager at BAE Systems from 2018 to 2021.
Khurshed Sorabji
LinkedInExperience: Head of Hardware Engineering - Equipment Development · Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Khurshed Sorabji has been Head of Hardware Engineering - Equipment Development at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since December 2025, based in Santa Clara, California. Khurshed Sorabji was Vice President, Automation Equipment Design & Development at QuantumScape from 2019 to 2025, Director, Engineering Development at Alta Devices from 2018 to 2019 and Systems Engineering Manager there from 2014 to 2018.
Kyle Ryan, P.E., P.Eng.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Process Engineering · Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Kyle Ryan has been Director of Process Engineering at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since February 2026, based in Concord, Massachusetts. Kyle Ryan was Principal Tritium Engineer at Commonwealth Fusion Systems from 2022 to 2026 and Tritium Systems Engineer there from 2020 to 2022, and has been a Visiting Scientist at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT since 2020.
Lynnette Whitman, Ph.D.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Systems Engineering & Engineering Operations · Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Lynnette Whitman has been Director of Systems Engineering & Engineering Operations at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since January 2025, based in Westford, Massachusetts. Lynnette Whitman was Associate Director: PLM, Engineering Data & Analytics at Collins Aerospace from 2015 to 2025, Senior Process Engineer at Dentsply Sirona from 2014 to 2015 and Sr. Technical Staff at AMSC from 2010 to 2014.
Matthieu Labaudinière, PE
LinkedInExperience: Director of Cable Magnets Engineering · Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Matthieu Labaudinière has been Director of Cable Magnets Engineering at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since June 2026 and was Director of Mechanical Engineering there in 2026, based in Greater Boston. Matthieu Labaudinière was Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering, FEED at Commonwealth Fusion Systems from 2022 to 2026 and Senior Structures Engineer at SpaceX in 2022.
Mike Leary
LinkedInExperience: Director, I&C Engineering, Commonwealth Fusion Systems · Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Mike Leary has been Director, I&C Engineering at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since February 2026 and lists Director, Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems there since July 2025, based in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Mike Leary was Senior Manager, Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems at Commonwealth Fusion Systems from 2024 to 2025 and Engineering Project Manager at Westinghouse Electric Company from 2007 to 2023.
Ryanne Kennedy
LinkedInExperience: Director of Nuclear Engineering · Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Ryanne Kennedy has been Director of Nuclear Engineering at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since August 2023, based in Potomac, Maryland, and lists deterministic and Monte Carlo transport methods and reactor physics as skills. Ryanne Kennedy was Engineer at MPR Associates from 2019 to 2023 and Principal Engineer at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP) from 2013 to 2015.
Valeria Riccardo
LinkedInExperience: Chief Engineer · Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Valeria Riccardo has been Chief Engineer at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since July 2024, based in Devens, Massachusetts, and lists Head of Tokamak Systems there from 2021 with no end date. Valeria Riccardo was Head of Mechanical Engineering at Commonwealth Fusion Systems from 2020 to 2021 and Head Of Engineering at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) from 2016 to 2020.
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