# Andrew Herr

> Andrew Herr is the founder and CEO of Flykitt (and its parent company Fount), a health and human-performance company that builds systems to eliminate jet lag by targeting circadian disruption and travel-induced inflammation. Before entrepreneurship, he spent over a decade advising the U.S. military on human performance and biotech strategy from the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment, working with Navy SEALs and fighter pilots. Holding three Georgetown master's degrees and twice named an Army 'Mad Scientist,' Herr has turned the performance secrets of special operators into products trusted by pro sports teams, executives, and everyday travelers.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Flykitt / Fount
- **Organizations:** Flykitt, Fount, Georgetown University (adjunct), U.S. Department of Defense (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Science, Technology & International Affairs, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, M.S., Microbiology & Immunology, Georgetown University, M.S., Health Physics, Georgetown University, M.A., Security Studies, Georgetown University
- **Known for:** Named a U.S. Army 'Mad Scientist' twice, Fellow, Synthetic Biology Leadership Excellence Accelerator Program, Johns Hopkins Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellow

## Career timeline

- **2000s** — Won a full U.S. Government scholarship for undergraduate research at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service
- **2000s** — Earned three concurrent Georgetown master's degrees (Microbiology & Immunology, Health Physics, Security Studies) funded by a $200k government scholarship
- **2000s-2010s** — Worked ~8 years at the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment on human performance, synthetic biology, and AI, helping allocate multi-billion-dollar R&D budgets
- **2010s** — Worked directly with special operations personnel and fighter pilots; twice named a U.S. Army 'Mad Scientist'
- **2010s** — Became adjunct professor in Georgetown's Security Studies Graduate Program; named a Johns Hopkins Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellow
- **2019** — Founded Fount to build comprehensive, personalized health and performance programs
- **2022** — Launched Flykitt, billed as the first system to eliminate jet lag
- **2023** — Fount reported a Series A / total funding of about $12M from backers including Founders Fund, Not Boring Capital, Allen & Co., and Elysian Park

## Achievements

- Named a U.S. Army 'Mad Scientist' twice
- Fellow, Synthetic Biology Leadership Excellence Accelerator Program
- Johns Hopkins Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellow
- Adjunct professor, Georgetown Security Studies Graduate Program
- Advised the Pentagon, Navy SEALs, fighter pilots, Miami Heat, and USA Soccer on performance
- Launched Flykitt, reporting ~95% effectiveness at reducing jet lag
- Raised roughly $12M for Fount from top-tier investors

## Latest updates

- **2022-11** — Launched Flykitt, marketed as the first system to eliminate jet lag.
- **2023-01** — Profiled by Forbes as 'the mad scientist who's eliminating jet lag.'
- **2023-03** — Fount's most recent reported raise, part of roughly $12M in total funding.

## Links

- Website: https://flykitt.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-herr
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/andrewherrbio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fountbio/

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Last updated: 2026-07-01