The Future of Space Financing
Leadership
Donald Pierce Moore, Founder and Senior Managing Partner
- Over 30 years of global legal and financing experience.
- Led over $3 billion in asset and project financings (aircraft, vessels, railcars, seaports, airports, etc.).
- Professor of Space Law & Policy - University of Michigan Law School and University of Michigan Space Engineering School.
- B.A., J.D. and M.B.A.
Space Structured Finance Transaction Team
Mike Carey - Senior Space Industry Advisor and Ground Station Market
Brandon (“BT”) Cesul - Space Asset Advisor and Earth Observation Market
Brandon (“BT”) Cesul - Space Asset Advisor and Earth Observation Market
- Co-Founder of Atlas Space Operations, Inc.
- 32 years in the U.S. Air Force (Major General).
- Extensive satellite and telemetry experience.
- BA, Master of Public Administration, Masters in National Security & Strategic Studies (U.S. naval War College), and Harvard Kennedy School graduate of US-Russia Security Program.
- Security Clearance Capable.
Brandon (“BT”) Cesul - Space Asset Advisor and Earth Observation Market
Brandon (“BT”) Cesul - Space Asset Advisor and Earth Observation Market
Brandon (“BT”) Cesul - Space Asset Advisor and Earth Observation Market
- Senior Manager - Capture, Umbra Space.
- Over 20 years of satellite and space systems engineering, technical analysis and business development experience.
- B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering, Master of Engineering of Space Systems, Ph.D. in Astronautical Engineering.
- Security Clearance.
Hamza Hameed - International Finance & Secured Transactions
Brandon (“BT”) Cesul - Space Asset Advisor and Earth Observation Market
Hamza Hameed - International Finance & Secured Transactions
- Head of Space & Development, Access Partnership
- Member of the ITU Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Board
- Former Chair (2022-2024) of the Space Generation Advisory Council
- Space Law Consultant at UNIDROIT (2017-2023)
- Member of the DIFC Courts of Space Working Group, Member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL)
- Advanced LLM in Air and Space Law, Leiden University (2016)
Jason Kim - Policy and Regulations
Brandon (“BT”) Cesul - Space Asset Advisor and Earth Observation Market
Hamza Hameed - International Finance & Secured Transactions
- Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Consultant, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy.
- Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Space Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
- BA (Biology)
Grant Gryska - Fund and Transaction Modeling
Jason Mello - Space Operations Advisor and Government Contracting
Jason Mello - Space Operations Advisor and Government Contracting
- Co-Founder of Allocations.Space.
- Head of Research, Sfremion.
- Product Director, Bunker Capital.
- SVP Quantitative Analytics, Arbor Research & Trading, LLC.
- B.A. (Economics).
Jason Mello - Space Operations Advisor and Government Contracting
Jason Mello - Space Operations Advisor and Government Contracting
Jason Mello - Space Operations Advisor and Government Contracting
- Colonel, USAF, retired with over 23 years leading satellite, launch vehicle, and intelligence programs
- Extensive experience with civil and defense government acquisition programs
- C-suite executive for new space launch company; led revenue, business development and capture.
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Master
- Colonel, USAF, retired with over 23 years leading satellite, launch vehicle, and intelligence programs
- Extensive experience with civil and defense government acquisition programs
- C-suite executive for new space launch company; led revenue, business development and capture.
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Master of Engineering, Master of Organizational Management
- Security Clearance
Rick Ebel - Export Credit
Jason Mello - Space Operations Advisor and Government Contracting
Rick Ebel - Export Credit
- International finance advisor.
- Vice President, International Development, Environmental Chemical Corporation.
- Vice President and Program Manager for USAF projects in Iraq, Environmental Chemical Corporation.
- B.S. (Environmental Science & Public Administration).
- B.A. (Economics).
Liang Sim - Strategy
Jason Mello - Space Operations Advisor and Government Contracting
Rick Ebel - Export Credit
- Principal, LS Aerospace Consulting
- Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy, Blue Origin.
- Senior Manager, Commercial Services Strategy, Boeing.
- B.S (Mech. Eng.), M.S. (Aeronautics and Astronautics).