Teo Ozsan
As Managing Partner of Renaissance Strategic Advisors, Teo leads advisory and relationships across a range of Aerospace and Defense corporations and investors, deploying the firm’s capabilities around growth strategy formation and M&A due diligence. Renaissance has been actively advising across the space sector for almost 20 years, including a range of Defense Primes, mid-tier product…
Diana Jack
Diana Jack joined Renaissance Strategic Advisors in 2025 as an Associate Principal, where she is a leader in the firm’s space practice and advises clients on international growth. She supports clients operating across global national security, civil, and commercial space markets through strategic decision-making, M&A and fundraising, and understanding space policies and regulations. She previously…
Francis Finelli
Frank Finelli is a Senior Advisor. He joined The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm, in December 1998, where he was Managing Director focusing on investments in the aerospace, defense and government sector. He has led numerous acquisitions and developed Carlyle’s cross-portfolio purchasing and functional initiatives. He has been repeatedly selected for the Defense News…
Hon. Dr. Greg Bonnen
Representative Greg Bonnen (Friendswood) is Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and is currently serving his seventh term as State Representative for House District 24. Prior to serving as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, he served as Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher and Public Education and as a member of the Insurance…
Craig Hrinkevich
Craig Hrinkevich is a Managing Director in the New York City offices of D.A. Davidson. He has over 25 years of experience in public and project finance, most recently as Managing Director at Baird and Wells Fargo Securities. Over his extensive career, he has developed creative financing solutions for high-profile and local issuers nationwide, spanning…
Matt Patterson
Matt Patterson is an experienced tech entrepreneur and investor. He currently is a Managing Director at Stellar Ventures. Throughout his career he has raised capital from venture funds, family offices and fund of funds. He has invested in over numerous private companies, built several funds and numerous SPVs, as well as raised and deployed several…
Mandy Vaughn
Mandy is one of the most innovative and influential leaders in the US space industry. She founded GXO in 2021 to drive innovation, unlock new opportunities, and address emerging threats. Prior to founding GXO, at Virgin Orbit, Mandy worked on the LauncherOne program for government and commercial customers—including NASA and OneWeb. She served as president…
Mislav Tolusic
Dr. Angel Smith
Dr. Angel Smith is a seasoned executive in the space and intelligence sector. She is the Executive Director of the SmallSat Alliance and currently serves as General Manager, Strategic Global Enablement at Microsoft. Before coming to Microsoft, Dr. Smith served on the professional staff of the House Intelligence Committee overseeing the military intelligence portfolio. Prior…
Dr. Ken Savin
After receiving his PhD from the University of Utah in synthetic organic chemistry, Dr Kenneth Savin did a post doc at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center before going on to work for Eli Lilly and Co. as a senior research scientist. During his 20-year career in the pharmaceutical industry, Ken led discovery chemistry research…