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Nathan O'Konek

General Counsel & Secretary at Firefly Aerospace. Also an executive officer at Star Catcher.

ExecutivePublic companyRoles at 2 startups
Updated Nov 10, 2026·Latest SEC filing Aug 6, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Nathan O'Konek

Nathan O'Konek is a general counsel & secretary at Firefly Aerospace.

Form D filings also name Nathan O'Konek as an executive officer at Star Catcher.

Nathan O'Konek reports to the SEC as an officer of 2 public companies, including Redwire (RDW).

Nathan O'Konek first appears on SEC filings in 2021.

Experience

This experience comes from Nathan O'Konek's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Nathan O'Konek in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Firefly Aerospace Inc. Current
General Counsel & Secretary
2026 – Present · Public company (FLY)
Star Catcher Industries Inc.
Chief Operating Officer
2026 · Jacksonville, FL
Develops a service to beam solar energy to satellites for spacecraft operators.
Neo Space Group
General Counsel
2024 – 2026
Redwire Corp
EVP, GC and Secretary
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Head of M&A (2020 – 2024)
2020 – 2024 · Public company (RDW)
Made In Space, Inc.
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
2019 – 2020
Space Florida
Senior Director, Commercial Space
2017 – 2019
Masten Space Systems, Inc.
Director of Business Operations & Corporate Secretary
2011 – 2017
Latham & Watkins
Associate
2007 – 2011
University of Minnesota Office of the General Counsel
Law Clerk
2006 – 2007

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Nathan O'Konek works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Firefly Aerospace Inc. · Form D, Jul 8, 2026
PB
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Kirk Konert
Director
RB
Ryan Boland
Director
TZ
Thomas Zurbuchen
Director
JL
Jon Lusczakoski
Director
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Jason Kim
Chief Executive Officer and Director
SF
Shea Ferring
Chief Technology Officer
DM
Darren Ma
Chief Financial Officer
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Kevin McAllister
Director
RS
Ramon Sanchez
Chief Operating Officer
Star Catcher Industries Inc. · Form D, Jun 1, 2026
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder
Co-Founder, CTO, & Board Member
Andrew Rush
Andrew Rush
Co-Founder, CEO, & Board Chairman
Bryan Lyandvert
Bryan Lyandvert
Co-Founder, CBO, & Board Member
DR
David Rothzeid
Board Member
JJ
Jeff Johnson
Board Member
JR
John Raymond
Board Member

Sources

  1. SECFirefly Aerospace Inc. Form D, filed Jul 8, 2026
  2. SECStar Catcher Industries Inc. Form D, filed Jun 1, 2026
  3. SECForms 3, 4 and 5 filed by Nathan O'Konek (SEC filer 1878963)