John Rood

John Rood has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning various industries and roles. John is currently serving as the Chairman of the Board, CEO, and President at Momentus, a space infrastructure company. In this role, they lead the team and is responsible for offering services such as transportation of small satellites and hosted payloads, with future plans to expand services to satellite servicing and debris removal.

Additionally, John Rood is a Member of the Board of Directors at Hitachi Vantara Federal, where they serve as a Proxy Holder and Outside Director. Hitachi Vantara Federal offers information technology products and services to U.S. government departments and agencies.

Prior to these positions, John Rood was the Chairman of the Board and Security Director for Radisson Hospitality Inc., overseeing eight hotel brands in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

John also has experience as the Chief Executive Officer at John Rood and Associates LLC, where they assisted clients in creating growth strategies, market analysis, capturing new business, managing customer relationships, and successful government relations in the U.S. and overseas.

In their previous role as an Associate at SMA, Inc., John Rood worked with clients on initiatives, strategies, and positioning their companies for organic and inorganic growth. John prepared market analysis, competitor analysis, and assisted with the capture of new business.

John Rood has also held significant positions in the public sector, including serving as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the United States Department of Defense. In this capacity, they led the formulation and coordination of national security policy within the department and oversaw the development and implementation of key strategies.

Before that, they were a Senior Vice President at Lockheed Martin, where they were responsible for leading the growth of the company's business and industrial partnerships in more than 70 countries. John also served as the Vice President of Corporate Domestic Business Development, leading business development activities with U.S. customers.

Furthermore, John Rood has held roles at Raytheon as the Vice President of U.S. Business Development, overseeing teams responsible for maintaining customer relationships, identifying business opportunities, and resolving program implementation issues. John also served in the U.S. Department of State as the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security (Acting) and Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation, responsible for policies and negotiations on various defense and security matters.

Their career also includes positions at the National Security Council, The White House, where they served as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterproliferation.

Overall, John Rood brings a wealth of experience in various leadership roles across the private and public sectors, showcasing their expertise in business development, government relations, and national security policy.

John Rood attended Arizona State University from 1986 to 1990, where they received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.