Ben Reed
Executive Vice President, IBX
Mr. Reed currently serves as the VP, Engineering for IBX. IBX is an innovation and investment firm committed to advancing the state of humanity and human knowledge through exploration of space, technology & energy. Prior to joining IBX, Mr. Reed worked at Goddard Space Flight Center for 22 years as contractor and civil servant. His final role was as the Chief of NASA’s Exploration & In-Space Services Division. He is proud to have worked on the last three Hubble Servicing Missions as HST lead materials engineer. Mr. Reed took a hiatus in 2018 from NASA to serve as the Director Civil Space Policy for the National Space Council, Executive Office of the President. Working from a whole-of-government perspective he managed a broad portfolio including – NASA, NSF, NOAA, DOS, DOI, DOE and others. Throughout his career he as remained focused on enabling more sustainable, affordable and resilient spaceflight systems.
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