Col. Gabe Mounce

Chief Strategy Officer

SpaceWERX

Colonel Mounce is a cofounder of SpaceWERX currently serving as the Chief Strategy Officer in hisUSAF Reserve capacity. During the establishment of
SpaceWERX, he launched the Orbital Prime initiative on behalf of the US Space Force aimed at accelerating themarket for in space logisitics. In his civilian capacity, Mr. Mounce is the Director of the Technology Engagement Office for the Air Force Research Lab in New Mexico where he oversees technology transfer, commercialization, economic development and community engagement for Directed Energy and Space Technology. In this role, he oversees a portfolio that includes direct oversight of the Space Force Accelerators Hyperspace Challenge (Albuquerque) and Catalyst Space Accelerator (Colorado Springs) focused on connecting the entrepreneurial start-up community to the US Space Force enterprise. He’s made several media appearances to share his passion for building a strong space economy including a TEDxABQ talk in July 2022. Prior to his current roles, Mr. Mounce served as the Program Manager for the Air Force Research Lab’s Space Electronics Program where he oversaw Air Force & DoD technology research focused on increasing the reliability, survivability and performance of the microelectronics used in National Security Space systems. He has 26 years of experience in the Defense technology and acquisition sector and has led numerous technology programs for the Air Force & DoD. As a USAF Reservist, Col. Mounce is assigned to US Space Forces-Space (S4S), the service component to US Space Command, where he supports the Chief of Staff to the Combined/Joint Force Space Component Commander. He previously served as Senior Reservist to Space Systems Command in New Mexico and as the AFRL Cyber liaison to the Air Force Operational Test & Evaluation Center where he led a team to win the Reserve Team of the Year for conducting cyber vulnerability analysis on the entire Air Force weapon system inventory. Col. Mounce previously served on active duty in several roles to include interim Director for the Missile Defense Agency’s Airborne Laser Advanced Capabilities Office, Assistant Director of Operations for an Air Force unit conducting Electronic Warfare and Space testing, and Lead Engineer on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Antenna Evaluation Program.He has degrees from New Mexico State University and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in Electrical Engineering.

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