William Roper - CEO and Founder @ Istari - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Founded Organizations

Primary Job Title CEO and Founder
Primary Organization
Istari

Location Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England
Gender Male
Also Known As Will Roper, Dr. William Roper

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William Roper is based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is the CEO and Founder of Istari. William previously worked at Beta Technologies as a Board Member. William Roper attended Georgia Institute of Technology. William Roper has received the William J. Perry Award.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

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William Roper

has

current jobs including

CEO and Founder

Istari

Distinguished Professor of the Practice

Georgia Institute of Technology

, and

Honorary Group Captain

Royal Air Force

. Additionally,

William Roper

has had

past jobs including

Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics

United States Air Force

Istari CEO and FounderMay 2022
Georgia Institute of Technology Distinguished Professor of the PracticeMar 2022
Royal Air Force Honorary Group CaptainAug 2021
Volansi Chief Executive OfficerJul 2021

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
United States Air Force	Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics	Feb 2018	Jan 2021
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)	Chief Architect	—	Aug 2012

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

William Roper

holds

board and advisor roles including

Government Advisory Board

Insight Partners

Advisory Board

J.F. Lehman & Co

, and

Board Member

Ursa Major

Insight Partners Government Advisory BoardFeb 2022
J.F. Lehman & Co Advisory BoardFeb 2022
Ursa Major Board MemberAug 2021
Hermeus Board MemberApr 2021
Volansi Board MemberMar 1, 2021
RED 6 Advisory Board MemberMar 2021
Vita Inclinata Technologies Board MemberMar 2021

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Beta Technologies	Board Member	Apr 2021	Oct 2024
McKinsey & Company	Senior Advisor	Apr 2021	Oct 2023

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Enterprise Software Companies (Top 10K)	130
Greater Boston Area Companies With Fewer Than 100 Employees (Top 10K)	4,379
Massachusetts Companies With Less Than $10M in Revenue (Top 10K)	5,731
Enterprise Software Companies With Fewer Than 100 Employees (Top 10K)	566
Massachusetts Companies With More Than $1M in Revenue (Top 10K)	4,650
Massachusetts Companies With Less Than $1B in Revenue (Top 10K)	4,317
New England Companies With Less Than $50M in Revenue (Top 10K)	2,345
East Coast Companies With More Than 50 Employees (Top 10K)	466
East Coast Companies With Less Than $500M in Revenue (Top 10K)	347
East Coast Software Companies (Top 10K)	935

Education

William Roper

studied at

Georgia Institute of Technology

, and

University of Oxford

Georgia Institute of Technology Bachelor's DegreePhysics19982001
Georgia Institute of Technology Master's DegreePhysics20012002
University of Oxford Doctor of PhilosophyMathematics20032008

Events

Number of Events

William Roper

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

TechCrunch Sessions: Space 2020

Dec 16, 2020

TechCrunch Sessions: Space 2020 Speaker Los Angeles, California, United States, North AmericaDec 16, 2020
SXSW 2017 Speaker Austin, Texas, United States, North AmericaMar 10, 2017