Leadership
SDL’s leadership honors our status as a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) and values teamwork. We know that our continued success results from our talented workforce and our dedication to mission success. SDL’s positive work environment promotes a culture of rigor, integrity, diversity, inclusion, skill, passion, and technical expertise that we hope inspires tomorrow’s leaders.
Jed J Hancock
President
Dale Andersen
General Counsel
Empowered Official
Jennifer Bettencourt
Chief Financial Officer
Division Director, Business & Finance
Robert Burt
Division Director, Engineering & Operations
Lance Fife
Division Director, Strategic & Military Space
Niel Holt
Executive Director, Strategic Development
Christa Jackson
Division Director, Human Resources
Joe Mason
Division Director, Security & Information Assurance
Darin Partridge
Division Director, C4ISR Systems
Pete Roming
Division Director, Civil & Commercial Space
Eric Warren
Director, Public Relations
Jed J Hancock
President
Dale Andersen
General Counsel
Empowered Official
Jennifer Bettencourt
Chief Financial Officer
Division Director, Business & Finance
Robert Burt
Division Director, Engineering & Operations
Lance Fife
Division Director, Strategic & Military Space
Niel Holt
Executive Director, Strategic Development
Christa Jackson
Division Director, Human Resources
Joe Mason
Division Director, Security & Information Assurance
Darin Partridge
Division Director, C4ISR Systems
Pete Roming
Division Director, Civil & Commercial Space
Eric Warren
Director, Public Relations
Bruce Carlson
USAF, Retired
Former Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Susan K. Mashiko
USAF, Retired
President, SKM Aerospace, LLC
Sue C. Payton
Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)
Elizabeth M. Young
USN, Retired
Former Director, Systems Engineering
National Reconnaissance Office
Bruce Carlson
USAF, Retired
Former Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Susan K. Mashiko
USAF, Retired
President, SKM Aerospace, LLC
Sue C. Payton
Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)
Elizabeth M. Young
USN, Retired
Former Director, Systems Engineering
National Reconnaissance Office
Bruce Carlson
Chair
USAF, Retired
Former Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Rich B. McKeown
Vice Chair
Co-founder, Leavitt Partners
Lisa Berreau, PhD
Vice President for Research
Utah State University
David T. Cowley
Vice President, Business & Finance
Utah State University
Natalie Gochnour
Director, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Associate Dean, David Eccles School of Business
University of Utah
David Jones
Dean, College of Engineering
Utah State University
Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr.
President
Lockheed Martin Space
Lesa B. Roe
Former Chancellor
The University of North Texas System
John F. Thompson
USAF, Retired
Former Commander, Space & Missile Systems Center
Kathryn G. Tobey
Scholar in Residence
College of Engineering & Applied Science
University of Colorado
Elizabeth M. Young
USN, Retired
Former Director, Systems Engineering
National Reconnaissance Office
Bruce Carlson
Chair
USAF, Retired
Former Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Rich B. McKeown
Vice Chair
Co-founder, Leavitt Partners
Lisa Berreau, PhD
Vice President for Research
Utah State University
David T. Cowley
Vice President, Business & Finance
Utah State University
Natalie Gochnour
Director, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Associate Dean, David Eccles School of Business
University of Utah
David Jones
Dean, College of Engineering
Utah State University
Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr.
President
Lockheed Martin Space
Lesa B. Roe
Former Chancellor
The University of North Texas System
John F. Thompson
USAF, Retired
Former Commander, Space & Missile Systems Center
Kathryn G. Tobey
Scholar in Residence
College of Engineering & Applied Science
University of Colorado
Elizabeth M. Young
USN, Retired
Former Director, Systems Engineering
National Reconnaissance Office
Jed J Hancock
President
Dale Andersen
General Counsel
Empowered Official
Jennifer Bettencourt
Chief Financial Officer
Division Director, Business & Finance
Robert Burt
Division Director, Engineering & Operations
Lance Fife
Division Director, Strategic & Military Space
Niel Holt
Executive Director, Strategic Development
Christa Jackson
Division Director, Human Resources
Joe Mason
Division Director, Security & Information Assurance
Darin Partridge
Division Director, C4ISR Systems
Pete Roming
Division Director, Civil & Commercial Space
Eric Warren
Director, Public Relations
Jed J Hancock
President
Dale Andersen
General Counsel
Empowered Official
Jennifer Bettencourt
Chief Financial Officer
Division Director, Business & Finance
Robert Burt
Division Director, Engineering & Operations
Lance Fife
Division Director, Strategic & Military Space
Niel Holt
Executive Director, Strategic Development
Christa Jackson
Division Director, Human Resources
Joe Mason
Division Director, Security & Information Assurance
Darin Partridge
Division Director, C4ISR Systems
Pete Roming
Division Director, Civil & Commercial Space
Eric Warren
Director, Public Relations
Bruce Carlson
USAF, Retired
Former Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Susan K. Mashiko
USAF, Retired
President, SKM Aerospace, LLC
Sue C. Payton
Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)
Elizabeth M. Young
USN, Retired
Former Director, Systems Engineering
National Reconnaissance Office
Bruce Carlson
USAF, Retired
Former Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Susan K. Mashiko
USAF, Retired
President, SKM Aerospace, LLC
Sue C. Payton
Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)
Elizabeth M. Young
USN, Retired
Former Director, Systems Engineering
National Reconnaissance Office
Bruce Carlson
Chair
USAF, Retired
Former Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Rich B. McKeown
Vice Chair
Co-founder, Leavitt Partners
Lisa Berreau, PhD
Vice President for Research
Utah State University
David T. Cowley
Vice President, Business & Finance
Utah State University
Natalie Gochnour
Director, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Associate Dean, David Eccles School of Business
University of Utah
David Jones
Dean, College of Engineering
Utah State University
Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr.
President
Lockheed Martin Space
Lesa B. Roe
Former Chancellor
The University of North Texas System
John F. Thompson
USAF, Retired
Former Commander, Space & Missile Systems Center
Kathryn G. Tobey
Scholar in Residence
College of Engineering & Applied Science
University of Colorado
Elizabeth M. Young
USN, Retired
Former Director, Systems Engineering
National Reconnaissance Office
Bruce Carlson
Chair
USAF, Retired
Former Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Rich B. McKeown
Vice Chair
Co-founder, Leavitt Partners
Lisa Berreau, PhD
Vice President for Research
Utah State University
David T. Cowley
Vice President, Business & Finance
Utah State University
Natalie Gochnour
Director, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Associate Dean, David Eccles School of Business
University of Utah
David Jones
Dean, College of Engineering
Utah State University
Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr.
President
Lockheed Martin Space
Lesa B. Roe
Former Chancellor
The University of North Texas System
John F. Thompson
USAF, Retired
Former Commander, Space & Missile Systems Center
Kathryn G. Tobey
Scholar in Residence
College of Engineering & Applied Science
University of Colorado
Elizabeth M. Young
USN, Retired
Former Director, Systems Engineering
National Reconnaissance Office