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.

Chalie Allen

The Honorable Charlie Allen

Former Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Lt Gen Nina Armagno, USSF (Ret)

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
Kari Bingen

The Honorable Kari A. Bingen

Director, Aerospace Security Project, CSIS and Former DUSD (Intelligence & Security)
The Honorable Dennis Blair, USN (Ret)

The Honorable Dennis Blair, USN (Ret)

Former Director of National Intelligence
Jim Bridenstine

The Honorable Jim Bridenstine

Former Administrator, NASA, Former U.S. Representative (R-OK)
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Lt Gen DeAnna Burt, USSF (Ret)

Founder, Be the Patch Consulting LLC
Calvelli

The Honorable Frank Calvelli

Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration
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Mr. Robert Cardillo

President, The Cardillo Group and Former Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Coffin

Brig Gen Timothy R. Coffin, USA (Ret)

Executive Director Aerospace & Defense - Oliver Investment Banking
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Mr. Kevin Coggins

Managing Director, Meridian Frontier Advisors LLC and Space Systems Executive
Thomas Conroy, CIA (Ret)

Mr. Thomas Conroy

Former Deputy Director of National Support, National Reconnaissance Office
Jim Cooper

The Honorable Jim Cooper

Former U.S. Representative from Tennessee
Rebecca-Cowen-Hirsch

Ms. Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch

Founder and CEO, Resolute Strategies, LLC​
Dickinson

GEN James Dickinson

Former Commander, USSPACECOM
Phillip A. Eichensehr

Mr. Phil Eichensehr

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

Adm James Ellis, Jr., USN (Ret)

Annenberg Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
endicott

Maj Gen Troy L. Endicott (Ret)

 Former Director of Global Space Operations at USSPACECOM and NSC Director for Space Policy
General Ronald Fogleman, USAF (Ret)

Gen Ronald Fogleman, USAF (Ret)

Former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Mr. Dave Gallagher

Director, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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The Honorable Susan Gordon

Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI), Former Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Jeff Gossel

Mr. Jeff Gossel

Former Technical Director for Space and Missiles, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, and former Chairman, Defense Intelligence Space Threats and Operations Committee for the Defense Intelligence Agency
LtGen Michael A. Hamel, U.S. Air Force (Ret)

Lt Gen Michael Hamel, USAF (Ret)

USAF (Ret) Former Commander, Space & Missile Systems Center, USAF
Major General Donald G. Hard, USAF (Ret)

Maj Gen Donald G. Hard, USAF (Ret)

Former Director of Space and Strategic Defense Initiative Programs, Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Harris

The Honorable Jeffrey K. Harris

Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Todd Harrison

Mr. Todd Harrison

Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
Richard Haver

Mr. Richard Haver

Former Assistant Director of Defense for Intelligence and VP, Intelligence Programs, Northrop Grumman
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Dr. John Huth

Owner, Huth New Space Consulting ​
Ms. Joanne Isham

Ms. Joanne Isham

Former Deputy Director, National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency
Stephen Kitay

Mr. Stephen Kitay

Senior Vice President of Space Defense, True Anomaly, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Kirkpatrick

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick

CEO, Nonlinear Solutions, LLC
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Mr. Scott Large

Former Director, National Reconnaissance Office
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Mr. John Lauder

Former Deputy Director of National Support, National Reconnaissance Office
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Mr. Douglas L. Loverro,

President, Loverro Consulting, LLC, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Lyles

Gen Lester Lyles, USAF (Ret)

Former Air Force Vice Chief of Staff and Former Commander Air Force Materiel Command
Lieutenant General J. Kevin McLaughlin, USAF (Ret)

Lt Gen J. Kevin McLaughlin, USAF (Ret)

Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
Kevin Meiners

Mr. Kevin Meiners

Managing Member, Huddle Up Associates, LLC. and Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Enterprise Capacity
Dawn Meyerriecks

Ms. Dawn Meyerriecks

Former Deputy Director for Science and Technology, Central Intelligence Agency
Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering, USAF (Ret)

Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering, USAF (Ret)

Former Director, Missile Defense Agency
Major General Richard O'Lear, USAF (Ret)

Maj Gen Richard O'Lear, USAF (Ret)

Former Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, USAF, CEO & President, SAGE Intelligence Associates, LLC
Dr. Scott Pace

Dr. Scott Pace

Director of the George Washington University Space Policy Institute, and Former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
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Dr. Andrew Palowitch

Chief Systems Engineer, USSF Space Systems Center Combat Power PEO, former Founder/Director, NRO/USAF Space Protection Program
Parikh

Mr. Chirag Parikh

Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary, National Space Council​
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Mr. John Paul “JP” Parker

Founder, Escape Velocity and Former Intelligence Community Space Executive at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
General Ellen M. Pawlikowski, USAF (Ret)

Gen Ellen M. Pawlikowski, USAF (Ret)

Former Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
Ritcheson

Dr. Philip Ritcheson

Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Leidos; Former Assistant Director of National Intelligence
Tim Sejba

Maj Gen Tim Sejba (Ret)

Former Commander, Space Training and Readiness Command
Serafini

Mr. John Serafini

Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Hawkeye 360
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
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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
streland

Mr. Arnie Streland

President, AHS Logic LLC
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
Tomero

Ms. Leonor Tomero

Chair, NSSA Education and Workforce Development Center​
Mandy Vaughn

Ms. Mandy Vaughn

CEO & Founder, GXO, Inc.
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
Dierdre Walsh

Ms. Deirdre Walsh

Executive Vice President for Strategy and Government Affairs, ARKA Group
Christopher A. Williams

Mr. Christopher A. Williams

Chair, NSSA's Moorman Center for Space Studies