About John William Raymond
General John W. "Jay" Raymond joined the Impulse Space board in February 2024. He is a senior managing director at Cerberus Capital Management, which he joined in 2023 after 38 years of military service.
From 2019 to 2022 he was the first Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force. He sits on the board of Planet Labs, and IonQ named him to its board in September 2025.
Experience
This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name John William Raymond in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.
CM
Cerberus Capital Management Current
Senior Managing Director
2023 – Present
Impulse Space, Inc.
Board Member
2025 – 2026 · Redondo Beach, CA
Impulse Space sells in-space transport to satellite operators, NASA and the U.S. military, using its Mira spacecraft and Helios kick stage.
UF
U.S. Space Force
Chief of Space Operations
2019 – 2022
AC
Air Force Space Command
Commander
UC
U.S. Strategic Command
Director of Plans and Policy
HF
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
PL
Planet Labs
Board member
IO
IonQ
Board member
Education
- Clemson University
- Master's, Naval War College
- Master's, Central Michigan University
Key Colleagues at Startups
The people John William Raymond works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
Impulse Space, Inc. · Form D, Jun 2, 2026
TM
Thomas Mueller
Founder and CEO, director
ML
Michael Linse
Director
ER
Eric Romo
President and COO, director