Awards & Recognition
★Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
★NASA Silver Snoopy Award
★SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership Award (2007)
★NASA Spaceflight Awareness Award
★President of International Society of Air-breathing Engines (ISABE)
Notable Facts
→Former CEO of Blue Origin (2018-2023), transforming it from R&D to multi-billion dollar enterprise
→Previously President of Mechanical Systems & Components and CTO at Honeywell Aerospace
→Led Blue Origin's growth from under 1,000 to over 10,000 employees
→Oversaw company's first crewed spaceflight with Jeff Bezos
→Currently Strategic Advisor at General Fusion and Advisory Board member at The Difference Engine
→PhD in Aerospace Engineering from UT Austin, MBA from MIT Sloan