Kam Ghaffarian
Iranian-American businessman
Kamal "Kam" Ghaffarian (Persian: کمال غفاریان) is an Iranian-born American businessman who focuses on the space industry and new energies and is known as the co-founder of IBX, Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines, X-energy and Quantum Space.
Life and education
Ghaffarian was born in Iran and his passion in space increased when he watched the historic event of the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing on television. He came to the United States at the age of 17 and began attending college at 18.
He holds B.S. degrees in engineering (The Catholic University of America) and Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Capitol Technology University), an M.Sc. in Information Technology (The George Washington University), and a PhD in Management Information Systems (Capitol Technology University).
Beside his work in industry, Kam is an active philanthropist focused on education, STEM initiatives, scientific research, and promotion of projects towards achieving interstellar travel.
In 2019, he established Limitless Space Institute, a non-profit organization focused on scientific research, engaging students, and enabling future interstellar human space exploration.
Career
During his college, Kam began working for Lockheed Martin when he was doing contract for NASA. He also previously held numerous technical and management positions at companies like Ford Aerospace, and Loral. After that he launched his own space company, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT), co-founded with Harold Stinger in 1994.
The company operated as a contractor to government agencies focusing on IT, engineering, science applications, and mission operations.
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