Joe Landon

Investor, Entreprenuer

Joe Landon is Chairman of the Board of Space Angels Network, a global angel investor group focused on financing early-stage aerospace companies. Joe led Space Angels Network from its early days, and his leadership has facilitated tens of millions in private investment in ventures ranging from privately-built spaceplanes to in-space robotics. Space Angels Network has rapidly grown to become the leading source of startup capital for commercial space startups. Joe also serves as Vice President & CFO of the billionaire-backed asteroid mining venture Planetary Resources.

Previously, Mr. Landon led Spaceflight Program Development at Space Adventures Ltd., the only company brokering private citizen missions to the International Space Station, and he worked as an engineer and project manager for Boeing Satellite Systems where he led the design, manufacturing and testing of commercial communication satellites.

Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering-Physics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In 2013, Embry-Riddle appointed him to the University’s Industry Advisory Council to advise the school’s Commercial Space Operations degree program. He holds a master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California where he serves on the Department of Astronautical Engineering Advisory Board. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and was an Arthur Rock Entrepreneurial Fellow. Joe and his family reside in Seattle, WA.