Mandy Vaughn

About

Mandy Vaughn is a long-time advocate for the acceleration of the integration of commercial space technology into National Security systems and missions. After receiving a bachelor's and master's degree from MIT, she was an astronautical engineer and program manager in the U.S. Air Force and later with General Dynamics, working a variety of Space Superiority and other key national security mission areas. She was the first President of VOX Space at Virgin Orbit, offering their small launch vehicle system to the national security sector. She is also the Founder & CEO of GXO, Inc, where she helps mature companies move into the national security market, and is an Operating Partner at Embedded Ventures, supporting their growing portfolio investing in early-stage startups with applications that can serve the Department of Defense.

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