Ally Yost

Ally Yost is the first employee and a Principal at The Engine, an early-stage, MIT-affiliated venture fund that invests in Tough Tech. She brings over a decade of experience working at the intersection of research, commercialization, and early stage startups. In her role at The Engine, she develops investments in the climate, human health, and hardware infrastructure sectors. She currently sits on the Board of Analytical Space, and is a Board Observer of Quaise Energy and Boston Metall, and works closely with Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Seaspire Skincare. Prior to the Engine, Ally led R&D and manufacturing at Accion Systems, Inc., an MIT-spin out that creates high-quality, affordable ion propulsion technologies for increased access to space. She has also worked in mechanical engineering and R&D roles in materials and micro- and nanotechnologies at NASA, Google[x], and MGH. Ally has an SM in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UNH, where she was also captain of the Women’s Soccer Team. While at MIT, she was Managing Director of the $100K Entrepreneurship Competition and was Co-Director of MIT Hacking Medicine.