Speaker: Launch Services Roundtable: NGSO and the New Smallsat Rockets

As Chief Revenue Officer, Robert, aka “Cleave”, manages all revenue-generating activities at Vector, helping shape the company’s market position, providing customer advocacy, and supporting product development. Cleave brings over 30 years in the space industry as an engineer, program manager, and general manager with P&L responsibility. His vast experience spans legacy space to new-space, starting his career as an engineer on GPS, scientific and commercial satellites, and rovers to Mars. Cleave founded the world’s first company to commercialize X-band frequencies (XTAR, LLC) and was recruited by Lockheed Martin to manage business development activities of a $2B organization, subsequently becoming President of their commercial launch services business unit and Vice President of their commercial satellite business unit. A prolific author, TED speaker, and patent holder, Cleave is also active in multiple non-profits and is currently an advisor and investor on diverse start-ups.