Steve Collar was appointed CEO of SES in April 2018, having previously led both O3b Networks and SES Networks.

As CEO of O3b Networks, Steve guided the company through the successful build and launch of its state-of-the-art non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite constellation. In 2015, the company officially became the fastest-growing satellite operator in history. O3b was fully acquired by SES in 2016, and now forms an integral part of SES Networks.

British-born Steve is an industry veteran, having held a variety of commercial, business development, and technical roles at SES World Skies, SES New Skies, New Skies Satellites, Astrium, and Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus).

Lori Garver is a leading figure in the U.S. space program and the author of Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch of New Space Age. She served as the NASA Deputy Administrator and led the agency’s transition team for the Obama Administration from 2008 – 2013. Previous senior executive roles have included Associate Administrator of Policy and Plans at NASA, General Manager of the Air Line Pilots Association, Vice President of Avascent, Executive Director of the National Space Society, and CEO of Earthrise Alliance.

Garver is a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School and serves as an Operating Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners. Lori is a member of the Board of Directors of Hydrosat and a strategic advisor to several leading aerospace corporations, including Sierra Space, World View, and Orbite Space.

Lori is a Co-Founder of the Brooke Owens Fellowship, an aerospace internship and mentorship program for collegiate women and gender minorities. Garver is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including AIAA’s 2021 Public Service Award, the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Aerospace, the National Space Society’s 2020 Robert Heinlein Award, three NASA Distinguished Service Medals and an Honorary Doctorate from Colorado College. She holds a B.A. in Political Economy from Colorado College and an M.A. in Science, Technology and Public Policy from the George Washington University.

Don Graves is the 19th Deputy Secretary of Commerce.

Graves brings decades of experience in the private sector, government, and nonprofits to the Department of Commerce. Most recently, he served as Counselor to President Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign. Prior to that, Graves served as Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Responsibility and Community Relations at KeyBank. In this role, Graves led KeyBank’s corporate responsibility team, including the bank’s $16.5 billion National Community Benefits Plan, the bank’s sustainability work, stakeholder engagement, and outreach, and oversaw the KeyBank Foundation and the First Niagara Foundation.

During the Obama-Biden Administration, Graves served as Counselor and Domestic and Economic Policy Director for then-Vice President Biden. He was previously appointed by President Barack Obama as Executive Director of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness and led the federal government’s efforts in the economic recovery of the city of Detroit. Graves also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Small Business, Community Development, and Housing Policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he oversaw the CDFI Fund, the $4 billion Small Business Lending Fund, and the $1.5 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative. He was also the U.S. Federal Representative to the G7 Task Force on Social Impact Investment.

He has served on the Board of Directors of the MetroHealth Foundation, the FDIC’s Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion, the Board of Trustees of the Community Reinvestment Fund, the Policy Advisory Board of the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware, the Board of Visitors of the Cuyahoga Community College, the Advisory Board of the Commission on Economic Inclusion, and as Co-Chair of Cleveland Rising.

Graves has a rich family history connected to the Commerce Department. His four-times great grandparents built a successful horse and buggy taxi business in Washington that once stood at the site of the Department’s headquarters. Their son went on to own a premier hotel just blocks away and become one of our nation’s first Black patent-holders through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Graves holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from Williams College and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he received the Dean’s Award. He is a fellow of the National Association of Public Administration. Graves is married and has two children.

Dave Limp joined Amazon in March 2010 and is currently SVP of Amazon Devices & Services. Dave oversees the development, retail sales, and operational aspects of Amazon’s consumer electronic devices and the services behind them—including Alexa, Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, Fire tablets, Ring, eero, Blink, Day 1 Editions, Amazon Key, and Amazon Appstore—as well as other initiatives such as Project Kuiper and Zoox.

Since the launch of Amazon’s first device, Kindle, Dave’s team has been focused on building devices that are deeply integrated with services, helping customers stay connected, informed, safe, and entertained through ambient computing technology.

Dave started his career at Apple, where he held various positions from 1987 to 1996, the last of which was Director of the North and South American PowerBook division. From 1997 to 2002, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Liberate Technologies. Following that, he served as Chief Strategy Officer of Palm, where he was responsible for corporate development, business development, and applications. Immediately prior to joining Amazon, Dave served as Venture Partner of Azure Capital Partners for four years.

Dave has B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics from Vanderbilt University and a M.S. degree in Management from Stanford University, Graduate School of Business. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, cooking, mountain biking, and spending time with his wife and children.