Bio

Mr. O'Connell is a venture capitalist with extensive experience in telecommunications, digital mapping and location technology, operations strategy, project management, finance and venture capital. In May 2020, Mr. O'Connell became an Operating Partner at Data Collective Venture Capital (DCVC) (Palo Alto and San Francisco). Mr. O'Connell was a Managing Partner of Seraphim Capital from Jan 2018 to April 2020. He continues to serve on their Investment Committee. From October 2015 to July 2016, Mr. O’Connell was CEO of OneWeb, a telecom start-up seeking to build a constellation of low-orbiting satellites. Prior to joining OneWeb, he was President and CEO of GeoEye. In January, 2013, he concluded the sale of GeoEye to DigitalGlobe. Under his leadership from spring 2003, when he became its full-time CEO, GeoEye grew from 60 employees producing $9 million of revenue per year, with an equity value of zero and total enterprise value of $33 million to 760 employees producing $360 million (2012), with an equity value of approximately $800 million and a total enterprise value of approximately $1.3 billion. GeoEye was a leading global provider of satellite and aerial imagery, geospatial information products and solutions and location analytics. GeoEye was publicly traded(Nasdaq) and listed on the Russell 3000 index. Mr. O’Connell has been recognized as a thought leader in the geospatial intelligence industry. Under Mr. O’Connell’s leadership, GeoEye achieved a reputation for sustained innovation in many fields including creative structuring and financing of Government contracts. During O’Connell’s tenure, the company established a global network of resellers and affiliates, completed three acquisitions and introduced several innovative products. Mr. O'Connell speaks frequently at leading conferences. Recent examples are: January 2019, San Francisco, GeoBuiz Conference: February 2019, Singapore, Global Space and Technology Conference May 2019, Washington DC, Satellite 2019 Conference July 2019, Tokyo, Spacetide Conference October 2019, Silicon Valley, Satellite Innovation Conference September 2019, Paris, World Satellite Business Week (Euroconsult) December, 2019, New York, Morgan Stanley Space Summit January, 2020, Washington Space Business Roundtable