Kirk Konert has served as a member of our Board since March 18, 2022. Since December 2023, Mr. Konert has been a Managing Partner at AE Industrial Partners. Prior to that, Mr. Konert was a Partner at AE Industrial Partners from October 2019 to December 2021, and a Principal from August 2014 to October 2019. Mr. Konert currently serves on the board of directors of BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), Calca Solutions, Redwire (NYSE: RDW), ThayerMahan, and York Space Systems. Previously, Mr. Konert was a Senior Associate at Sun Capital Partners from July 2011 to July 2014 and was an analyst with Wells Fargo Securities’ Industrial Group from June 2009 to June 2011. Mr. Konert earned a BA in Economics at Davidson College. We believe that Mr. Konert is qualified to serve as a director given his leadership and transactional experience.
Marc Weiser has served as a member of our Board since October 2024. Mr. Weiser is the Founder and Managing Director of RPM Ventures, a venture capital firm, where he has been investing since May 2000. Mr. Weiser has served on the board of directors of numerous privately held companies during that time. Mr. Weiser earned a BA in Aerospace Engineering and an MBA from the University of Michigan. We believe that Mr. Weiser is qualified to serve as a director given his experience leading corporate strategy discussions at the board level and experience with developing and implementing strategies for growth and optimization, including partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and divestitures.
Christopher Emerson has served as a member of our Board since September 2022. Since January 2024, Mr. Emerson has been a Senior Partner at AE Industrial Partners and was an Operating Partner from October 2022 to January 2024. Mr. Emerson currently serves as Chairman of the board of ALL.SPACE, Chairman of the board of Spirent Federal Systems, and on the board of directors of Belcan, York Space Systems LLC and The Atlas Group. Previously, Mr. Emerson served on the board of directors at Hidden Level Inc. from May 2022 to October 2024 and HawkEye 360 from September 2019 to November 2021. Mr. Emerson served as Chairman of the board of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. (OTCMKTS: EADSY) from October 2021 to February 2022, Chairman of the Board and President of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. from July 2019 to October 2021, and President of Airbus Helicopters, Inc. from June 2015 to July 2019. From 2003 to 2015, Mr. Emerson served in various roles at Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc., including as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Emerson earned a BAS in International Economics from the University of Alabama. We believe that Mr. Emerson is qualified to serve as a director given his experience in the aerospace industry and extensive leadership experience.
Thomas Zurbuchen has served as a member of our Board since May 2025. Since June 2023, Mr. Zurbuchen has led the ETH Space initiative at ETH Zürich Space, a public university in Switzerland. Mr. Zurbuchen currently serves as a member of the board of advisors of Voyager Space, as a member of the board of McKinley Inc., and serves on the board of directors of the Schindler Group. Prior to that, Mr. Zurbuchen was Associate Administrator at the National Aeronautics and Space Association Science Mission Directorate from October 2016 to December 2022. Prior to that, from September 2014 to October 2016, Mr. Zurbuchen worked as a Talent Acquisition Specialist at eLab Ventures. From February 1998 to October 2016, Mr. Zurbuchen held various educational leadership positions at the University of Michigan, including as a Research Scientist from January 1998 to September 2003, as the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship from October 2007 to August 2009, and as a professor from September 2003 to October 2016. Mr. Zurbuchen earned an MS and a PhD in physics from the University of Bern. We believe Mr. Zurbuchen is qualified to serve as a director given his technical background and extensive leadership experience in private and public institutions.
Pamela Braden has served as a member of our Board since August 2025. Since February 2022, Ms. Braden has been an Operating Partner at AE Industrial Partners. Ms. Braden currently serves on the board of directors of BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) and REDLattice, and previously served on the board of directors of Belcan. Prior to joining AE Industrial Partners, Ms. Braden was the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the digital engineering services firm Gryphon Technologies from January 1998 to December 2021. Prior to that, Ms. Braden served as an executive at various government sector-focused startups. Ms. Braden earned a BA in Political Science from the University of Akron. We believe Ms. Braden is qualified to serve as a director given her experience in the defense industry and as an executive for complex technology companies.
Kevin McAllister has served as a member of our Board since August 2025. Since June 2020, Mr. McAllister has been a Senior Operating Partner and Co-Head of the Portfolio Strategy and Optimization Group at AE Industrial Partners. Mr. McAllister currently serves on the board of directors of Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ). Mr. McAllister previously served as the Chairman of the board of directors of Belcan. Prior to joining AE Industrial in June 2020, Mr. McAllister served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes from December 2016 to October 2019. Prior to that, Mr. McAllister worked at GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) from 1989 to 2016, where he most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Aviation Services from 2014 to 2016 and was previously Vice President and General Manager of Global Sales and Marketing from 2008 to 2014. He also held multiple leadership roles at GE Aviation across Global Customer and Product Support, Overhaul & Component Repair Operations, Lean Six Sigma, and Engineering. Mr. McAllister earned a BS in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. We believe Mr. McAllister is qualified to serve as a director given his leadership experience in the aerospace industry.
Jon Lusczakoski has served as a member of our Board since August 2025. Since August 2024, Mr. Lusczakoski has been a Principal at AE Industrial Partners and previously was a Vice President from August 2021 to August 2024, a Senior Associate from October 2020 to August 2021 and an Associate from August 2018 to October 2020. Mr. Lusczakoski currently serves on the board of directors of Calca Solutions and the National Security Space Association. Prior to joining AE Industrial Partners in August 2018, Mr. Lusczakoski was a Lead Engineer in the Program Development group at Williams International from June 2012 to July 2018. Mr. Lusczakoski earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. We believe Mr. Lusczakoski is qualified to serve as a director given his technical background.
Ryan Boland has served as a member of our Board since August 2025. Since January 2024, Mr. Boland has served as Chief Executive Officer of ElementUSA Minerals and has served on their board of directors since April 2022. Mr. Boland has served on the board of directors of Lulu Snacks, Inc. since January 2025. Mr. Boland has served as the Chief Executive Officer of a private family office since December 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Boland worked at J.P Morgan from July 2005 to December 2016 in various executive roles across the Investment Bank and Private Bank departments, most recently as Executive Director of Global Investments, Private Bank. Mr. Boland earned a BS in Accounting from Villanova University. We believe Mr. Boland is qualified to serve as a director given his financial expertise and management credentials.
Jason Kim has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board since October 2024. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Space Systems from December 2020 to September 2024 and as Vice President of Strategic Planning from September 2009 to December 2019. Mr. Kim has also held positions with Raytheon and Northrop Grumman. Mr. Kim attended the United States Air Force Academy, where he earned a BS in Electrical Engineering, and served in the United States Air Force from 1999 to 2006. Mr. Kim also earned a MS in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.