Dr. Kam Ghaffarian

Dr. Ghaffarian will serve as Executive Chairman of the Board. Throughout his more than 35-year career, Dr. Ghaffarian has created multiple successful companies and has gained extensive experience working at the intersection of government contracting and technological innovation.

Dr. Ghaffarian started his entrepreneurial career in 1994 by founding Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. (acquired by KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR)), a government services company focusing on IT, engineering, and science applications. Dr. Ghaffarian also held numerous technical and management positions at Lockheed Martin, Ford Aerospace and Loral. Dr. Ghaffarian holds a B.S. in Computer Science in Engineering from Catholic University of America, a B.S. in Electronics Engineering from Capital College, an M.S. in Science in Information Management from George Washington University, a Ph.D. in Management Information System from Kennedy Western University and a Ph.D. in Technology from Capital Technology University.

Dr. Ghaffarian is the co-founder and chairman of several companies including Intuitive Machines, LLC (NASDAQ: LUNR), a space services and technologies company, since December 2012, Axiom Space, Inc., a private space infrastructure company, since August 2016, Quantum Space, LLC, a space infrastructure company, since May 2021, and IBX, LLC, an innovation and investment firm, since October 2018. We believe Dr. Ghaffarian is qualified to serve on the Board because of his role as the executive chairman of X-energy, extensive experience in the field and deep understanding of company leadership. Dr. Ghaffarian is not considered independent under Nasdaq listing standards.