Kam Ghaffarian

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Quantum Space

2022 - Current

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman

2022

At Quantum Space we envision a future where innovation and sustainability meet propelling human progress, economic growth and expanding access to space, and its ability to improve life on Earth. We are leading the next commercial Space frontier with the development of our robotic outpost- to provide data buy services, deploy spacecraft, and perform space logistics for our partners. Evolvability, is our focus in this new approach to space vehicles. Modular In-Orbit Infrastructure, is at the heart of our innovative and responsive outposts. We enable sustainability and market growth by providing space services at a lower cost. Our robotic outposts will host and serve multiple clients and adapt to customer needs. We begin this disruption in cis-lunar space.

Founder

2021

Founder & CEO

2019

IBX is an innovation and investment firm committed to advancing the state of humanity and human knowledge. We explore new frontiers in space, technology & energy to push human potential and make a positive impact in the world.

Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board

2010

XE’s vision is to be the world's leading provider of 100% safe and environmentally friendly, transformational energy solutions for government, industry, and private consumers. The company is commercializing and deploying the Xe-100 high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) series that will produce zero-emission energy around the clock to ensure reliable electricity for diverse markets.

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board

2015

Axiom Space’s mission is advance the commercial utilization of space with the goal of leading the design, manufacture, launch, and operation of the first private and commercial space station. Initial plans for the Axiom space station are for a commercial multi-purpose module built to attach to the International Space Station.

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board

2015

Intuitive Machines is building the first commercial space moon lander (NOVA-C) scheduled to land on the surface of the moon on the latter part of calendar year 2021.

Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board

2019

LSI is an educational non-profit organization. Its mission is to inspire and educate the next generation to travel beyond our solar system and to support the research and development of enabling technologies that will allow for interstellar human space exploration.

Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board

2019

Emerging Light Foundation is a non-profit, established to support, educate, and inspire great purpose to help transcend limitations all over the world.

Co-Founder and CEO

1994 - 2018

SGT was a leading provider of technology solutions, engineering services, mission operations, scientific and IT software solutions in the government services market. SGT grew to become NASA’s second largest engineering services provider and was recognized with a Contractor Excellence Award and the George M. Low NASA Quality Award, and Kam was awarded the Regional Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Government Services. Under Kam’s leadership, SGT grew from a small business to 2500 employees and $500M+ in revenues. SGT was acquired by KBR in 2018 for $355M.