Kam Ghaffarian — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder and Executive Chairman of X-energy, Intuitive Machines, Axiom Space, and Quantum Space.
Founder and CEO of IBX, an investment and innovation firm.
Founded Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT) in 1994, which became NASA’s second-largest engineering services contractor with over half a billion dollars in annual revenues before its acquisition in 2018 for $355 million.
Co-founded Intuitive Machines in 2013, which successfully landed a robotic lander on the moon in February 2024 and saw its shares skyrocket after a SPAC merger in 2023.
Co-founded Axiom Space in 2016, focused on private space missions and facilities, with plans to build the first private space station.
Appointed to the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Board of Directors in October 2019.
Holds B.S. degrees in engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering, an M.Sc. in Information Technology, and a PhD in Management Information Systems.

Biography

Kam Ghaffarian is an Iranian-born American businessman known for his extensive work in the space industry and new energies. He is the founder and CEO of IBX, an investment and innovation firm dedicated to advancing humanity and human knowledge. Ghaffarian also serves as the Executive Chairman and co-founder of several pioneering ventures, including X-energy, Intuitive Machines, Axiom Space, and Quantum Space.