Hemant joins Fleet with 14 years experience in the US aerospace sector, across MIT, McKinsey, and Astra. At Astra, Hemant was VP of Product Management, leading the strategy and roadmap of the company’s portfolio of launch and space products. Through many leadership roles over 3.5 years from Series B to public, Hemant helped make Astra the fastest privately-funded company in history to demonstrate orbital launch capability, and publicly listed in July 2021 (NASDAQ:ASTR). Prior to Astra, Hemant was an Engagement Manager in the Aerospace & Defense Practice at McKinsey & Company, where he led a series of engagements over 5 years advising Fortune 100 C-suite executives in aerospace, defense, tech, and manufacturing on growth strategy and product development.