Board of Advisors

Our Board of Advisors consists of a mix of experts, reflecting our commitment to promoting long-term government and industry cooperation. With backgrounds in DoD and intelligence community space, traditional development, SE&I and SETA, commercial service, and more, we offer a breadth of perspective that’s unparalleled in the national security space enterprise.

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Lt Gen Nina Armagno

Former Director of Staff, USSF
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Mr. Jeff “Skunk” Baxter

Member of the Board of Regents and Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Phillip A. Eichensehr

Mr. Phil Eichensehr

Founder, Principal at Seamless Mission Solutions
James O. Ellis, Jr

Adm James Ellis, Jr. (USN, ret)

Annenberg Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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Mr. Dave Gallagher

Associate Director for Strategic Integration, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
LtGen Michael A. Hamel, U.S. Air Force (Ret)

Lt Gen Michael Hamel (USAF, ret)

Former Commander, SMC, USAF
Ms. Joanne Isham

Ms. Joanne Isham

Independent consultant; former Deputy Director, National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency
Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick

CEO & Owner, Nonlinear Solutions, LLC; inaugural/former Director, All - domain Anomaly Resolution Office, DoD
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Mr. Scott Large

Former Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Dr Andrew Palowitch

Dr. Andrew Palowitch

CEO, Octagon II, Inc.; former founder/director, NRO/USAF Space Protection Program
Dr Philip Ritcheson

Dr. Philip Ritcheson

Specialist Executive at Deloitte & Former Assistant Director of National Intelligence
Vice Admiral Bob Sharp (USN, ret)

Vice Admiral Bob Sharp (USN, ret)

CEO, B Sharp – Global Solutions; Former Director of National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency
Lt Gen John Shaw (USSF, ret)

Lt Gen John Shaw (USSF, ret)

Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command; First Commander, USSF Space Operations Command
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Gen William “Willie” Shelton (USAF, ret)

Former Commander, U.S. Air Force Space Command
Dr John Stopher

Dr. John Stopher

Consultant; Former Principal Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of the Air Force for Space
Mr Dave Taylor

Mr. Dave Taylor

Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
Gen David “DT” Thompson (USSF, ret)

Gen David “DT” Thompson (USSF, ret)

Senior Advisor & Board Member (several aerospace companies); former Vice Commander & Vice Chief of Space Operations, USSF
Dierdre Walsh

Ms. Dierdre Walsh

Executive Vice President for Strategy and Government Affairs, ARKA Group
Mr. Randall (“Waldo”) Walden

Mr. Randall (“Waldo”) Walden

Former Director and Program Executive Officer, Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics