Kam Ghaffarian

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Kamal (Kam) Ghaffarian is an American businessman known as the founder of IBX, Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines, and X-energy.

Biography

Ghaffarian was born in Iran and came to the United States at age 17.[1] He holds dual B.S. degree in Computer Science and Electronics Engineering, a M.Sc. in Information Management, and a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems. He started his entrepreneurial career with Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (commonly known as SGT, Inc.).[2] Maryland-based SGT was co-founded with Harold Stinger in 1994. The company operated as a contractor to government agencies and was acquired by KBR for $355 million in February 2018.[3][4]

Ghaffarian, convinced that nuclear energy was the key to meeting the growing energy needs, founded X-energy LLC in 2009. The company designs high-temperature gas cooled nuclear reactors.[5] He also co-founded Intuitive Machines in 2013 to provide autonomous systems for industrial systems, drones, spacecraft and spacesuit modeling and simulation services. In addition, in 2016, he co-founded Houston-based Axiom Space with Michael Suffredini. [3][6] As of October 2019, Ghaffarian is appointed to the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Board of Directors.[7]

Companies

  • Intuitive Machines
  • X-energy
  • Axiom Space
  • Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT)
  • IBX

Philanthropy

Ghaffarian sponsors a school for 700 underprivileged children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and runs two not-for-profit organizations.[1] His philanthropic endeavors are discussed further at https://emerging-light.org/

In the media

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fitzpatrick, Ryan (December 13, 2017). "Kam Ghaffarian, CEO of X-Energy". Third Way. https://www.thirdway.org/interview/interview-with-kam-ghaffarian. 
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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Foust, Jeff (February 26, 2018). "KBR to acquire NASA contractor SGT". Space News. https://spacenews.com/kbr-to-acquire-nasa-contractor-stg/. 
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  5. ↑ Fehrenbacher, Katie (February 4, 2016). "Meet a Startup Making a New Kind of Safer, Smaller Nuclear Reactor". Fortune. https://fortune.com/2016/02/04/nuclear-startup-x-energy/. 
  6. ↑ Wray, Dianna (October 28, 2019). "Who Will Build the First Commercial Space Station?". Houstonia. https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2019/10/28/who-will-build-the-first-commercial-space-station. 
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