About Extellis

Leadership

Leadership

Michael Boyarsky

Co-founder & CEO

Jeff Ludwig

COO

Prof. David Smith

Co-founder & CSO

Board Directors

Board Directors

Nadine Alameh

Scott Herman

Justin Wright-Eakes

Advisors

Advisors

Rusty Thomas

Space heritage and defense capabilities

Experience: SpaceX, DARPA, Sierra Space

Scott Herman

Commercial strategy and growth

Experience: Maxar Intelligence, BlackSky

David Baum

Government strategy and growth

Experience: National Reconnaissance Office

David Baum

Government strategy and growth

Experience: National Reconnaissance Office

Prof. Matt Reynolds

Technical management and hardware

Experience: ThruWave, University of Washington

Joe Camilo

Software and AI/ML image processing

Experience: CoVar, Duke University

Development Timeline

Metasurface antenna technology developed over a decade of funded research at Duke University

Development Timeline

Metasurface antenna technology developed over a decade of non-dilutive research funding Duke University

2015

Ideation

2019

First Prototype

2023

First Patents Issued

2027

2027

Pathfinder Launch

2017

Conceptual Development

2021

$2.3M DARPA Program

2025

Seed Funding Closed

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