# Brian O'Toole: CEO, BlackSky

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CEO and Director of [BlackSky](/companies/blacksky) (NYSE: BKSY), a real-time geospatial intelligence and space-data analytics company. Named CEO in 2018 (previously CTO); led BlackSky's IPO in September 2021. Joined BlackSky in 2016 via its acquisition of OpenWhere, a geospatial intelligence company he founded in 2013. Previously CTO of GeoEye (NASDAQ: GEOY) until its 2013 merger with DigitalGlobe, and held senior roles at GE Aerospace, Textron Systems, and Overwatch. Founded ITspatial, an early 3D intelligent-mapping pioneer. Serves on the board of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF).

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [BlackSky](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/blacksky.md) CEO (secondary-verified)

## Sources (2)

1. https://ir.blacksky.com/governance/management-team/
2. https://usgif.org/biography/brian-otoole/


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