Beau Jarvis

About Beau Jarvis

Commercial Space Pioneer. Building Breakthrough Companies. Vision. Execution. Success.Beau Jarvis has led or supported venture capital fundraising rounds totaling over $150M. He\'s been directly responsible for generating more than $200M in early stage revenue at multiple new space start-ups.Beau is a pioneering veteran of the rapidly growing new space sector. He is a successful leader passionate about building dynamic organizations focused on commercial success with highly engaged employees. Jarvis has a proven history of transforming organizations through commercial focus, strategic execution and a customer-focused mindset. Mr. Jarvis has over 20 years of experience leading global organizations in the commercial space and geospatial industries. His career trajectory has spanned every major phase of the commercial aerospace industry’s recent transformation. From the sector’s early progress in producing more frequent, higher-quality Earth observation imagery data from space, to the miniaturization of satellites, to catalyzing advances that provide modern spacecraft with unparalleled levels of control and maneuverability, Jarvis has anticipated and led efforts at some of the industry’s most influential companies, including Planet Labs, HawkEye 360, Phase Four and Trimble Navigation.In 2013, Jarvis was recruited by Earth observation startup Planet Labs to be its first dedicated sales executive. As Vice President of International Sales, Jarvis was tasked with revenue generation for the raw earth imaging data collected by Planet\'s initial nanosatellite constellation. Jarvis was later recruited by HawkEye360 to be the company’s first Chief Revenue Officer. HawkEye is at the forefront of new data and analytics with its radio frequency geolocation satellite constellation. More recently in his career, Jarvis was recruited by early investors to be CEO of Phase Four, an in-space mobility company, to commercialize the technology and mature the company from seed stage through Series B venture financing. During his time as CEO, Jarvis executed a strategy to focus on the nascent, and now rapidly expanding, small satellite sector. He oversaw the maturation of Phase Four’s technology along with multiple generations of its commercial spacecraft engine for small satellites. This included clean sheet to space product development in under two years, double digit flight unit deliveries, a number of projects with defense and intelligence entities in the US government and several thousand hours of successful on-orbit operations.

Experience

1. Chief Revenue Officer

   Kepler Communications Inc.

   Aug 2025 — Present · Toronto, ON, CA

   Kepler Communications Inc. is a satellite telecommunications provider on a mission to deliver Internet connectivity to space. Kepler provides real-time, continuous service for space communications and was the first commercial company to announce the successful demonstration of SDA-compatible optical inter-satellite links (OISLs) on orbit. The company has since expanded its portfolio of industry-leading milestones, achieving successful space-to-air and space-to-ground optical communication demonstrations, further proving the versatility and resilience of its space-based network. The Kepler Network will initially service low Earth orbit (LEO) and plans to provide connectivity services to space missions in LEO, MEO, GEO, and beyond. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Kepler is building a global company to enable communications for the future space economy.

Education

• Duke University

  MS, Environmental Management

  1996 — 1998