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John Boyer

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Business Development at Varda Space Industries
📍 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

John leads business development at Varda Space Industries, focusing on in-space manufacturing, life sciences, and defense. His background includes commercializing technology at FedTech and product management roles at Roundtrip and UPMC. John holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh and is a Certified Scrum Product Owner.

Outside of his primary role, John is intellectually curious about the mechanics of technological progress, writing on topics ranging from deep tech investing and research history to the philosophical dimensions of biology. His work reflects a deep interest in how new technologies are developed, funded, and commercialized.

He is currently focused on establishing partnerships to manufacture high-value products like semiconductors and pharmaceuticals in microgravity.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Business Development
Job Level
Middle
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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In-Space Manufacturing
Drives business development for Varda's mission to manufacture products in space, recently highlighting a partnership to produce semiconductors.
Technology Commercialization
His experience at FedTech involved spinning out startups from federal labs, and he has written case studies on commercializing technologies like the MRI.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Business Development
Varda Space Industries
12-2024 - 4-2025
Senior Program Manager
FedTech
1-2023 - 12-2024
Program Manager
FedTech
4-2022 - 11-2022
Product Analytics Manager
Roundtrip
5-2021 - 4-2022
Associate Product Manager
UPMC
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Education
8-2015 - 5-2019
Philosophy
University of Pittsburgh
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