Speaker – Mr. Ken Davidian
Mr. Davidian works as the program lead for the "Encourage, Facilitate, and Promote" mission element in the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation in Washington, D.C. After initially moving to D.C., he worked as a contractor on Centennial Challenges, NASA's prize program, and for WBB/DMG. He then reentered civil service when he was hired by NASA Headquarters, becoming both the program manager for Centennial Challenges and the ESMD commercial development policy leader.
Davidian earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from The Ohio State University and a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Case Western Reserve University.