Bruce A. Carlson

Retired U.S. Air Force General, Mr. Carlson has been chairman of Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory Guidance Council since June 2013 and chairman of its board of directors since 2018. Previously, Mr. Carlson served as the 17th Director of the National Reconnaissance Office from 2009 until 2012. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2009 after more than 37 years of service, including service as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Commander, Eighth Air Force at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana; and Director for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment (J-8) for the Joint Staff. Mr. Carlson previously served on the board of directors of Benchmark Electronics Inc. from July 2017 until October 2021.