Christopher W. Rohe
Mr. Rohe is the CEO of GuardianSat with many roles as a government catalyst for rapid technology insertion. He previously served as the Vice President of Government Sector for The Progressive Group-- a leading communications, IT, and managed services firm providing advanced technology globally. Mr. Rohe also served as advising President of Government and International Affairs for Monday Motorbikes (Monday) of San Francisco, CA. Monday is the leading next-generation last-mile mobility solutions company and was highlighted at the consumer electronics showcase and GQ magazine.
Mr. Rohe began his civilian career in the defense industry as the Senior Business Development Manager for Advanced Programs at Lockheed Martin Missiles. He was also the Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Strategy for Stryke Industries, a transformative materials and manufacturing company serving the government. In addition, Chris is also the past President of the Board of Directors for the 300-company National Advanced Mobility Consortium, sponsored by the Vehicle Robotics Alliance, and managed by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences.
Mr. Rohe’s career, as a catalyst, has focused on new, novel, and transformative solutions for the government “rapidly” bringing Silicon Valley to the Soldier, Wall Street to the Warfighter and Gurus in the Government kicked off by his Thesis work in 2001 at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government sponsored by the Under Secretary of Defense under The National Security Policy program at KSG on “Commercializing the Way the Government Does IT Acquisition,” prompting hi-tech companies to actively engage (as opposed to avoid) the government in research, development, and technology maturation & risk reduction work for rapid government collaboration and adoption. Mr. Rohe was hand-selected by Robert Brickman to continue his legacy of building pathways to the cosmos and Keep Space Open.