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About Bob
- Co-founder & CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, leading U.S. fusion energy company.
- Raised over $3 billion for CFS from top-tier investors as of 2026.
- Led development of breakthrough high-temperature superconductor magnet technology.
- PhD from MIT with key contributions to superconducting tokamak design.
- Partnered with Google DeepMind to accelerate fusion progress through AI.
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