Ben Kellie
Ben Kellie is an Alaskan entrepreneur who brings over a decade of experience in deep tech startups and aerospace, as well as twenty years of remote logistics and critical operations management. He is driven by a love for Alaska and the vision of a sustainable, carbon-negative future.
Most recently, Ben successfully exited The Launch Company, a bootstrapped aerospace startup that specialized in autonomous rocket launch ground systems and logistics, to Voyager Space. He now serves as the Entrepreneur in Residence at the Center for Economic Development at UAA where he is helping serve diverse entrepreneurs across the state.
He previously founded K2 Dronotics, an Alaskan UAV startup, as well as led the field development of the SpaceX autonomous landing barges “Just Read the Instructions” and “Of Course I Still Love You” after serving as lead engineer on the SpaceX West Coast launch site at Vandenberg SLC-4E.
He has an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Ohio State University, as well as a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
When not at work, he enjoys writing, music, being outside, and lots of time with his family.
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