Tom Kelly is the Co-Founder and CEO of EVONA, a global talent and advisory platform built exclusively for the Space and dual-use deep-tech economy.
 With 15 years’ experience in specialist recruitment, Tom founded EVONA to tackle one of the sector’s biggest constraints, building world-class teams at the same pace as Space technology itself. EVONA has become a long-term partner to some of the industry’s most important companies, including unicorns AST SpaceMobile and Voyager Space, as well as ICEYE, supporting them through critical scaling phases across leadership, engineering, and operations.
Based in Tampa Bay, Tom works closely with founders, investors, and operators across the US and Europe, with a sharp focus on sustainable growth, operational excellence, and the intersection of people, systems, and technology. He is a strong advocate for using automation and Al to elevate human performance rather than replace it, and is widely regarded as a builder-led voice in the modern recruiting space.