Eric Ingram is the Founder and CEO of SCOUT Space Inc., a US-based company developing orbital products and services to enable a new era of space safety and transparency. He is also a Board Member at the Space Frontier Foundation, and is an Organizing Team Member & Ambassador for Mission: AstroAccess.Previous to SCOUT, Eric served as an Aerospace Engineer for the Licensing and Evaluation Division of the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, where he gained valuable expertise in the regulatory environment of commercial spaceflight. Prior to this, he worked as an Engineer for Deep Space Industries’ Special Projects Division, where he designed cubesat subsystems for testbed missions.Eric holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Old Dominion University, most of a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston, a sport pilot certificate, and is working towards his SCUBA certification.Outside of the space industry, Eric proudly served as the President of the United States Wheelchair Rugby Association from 2016 to 2020, leading the USWRA to its largest budget surplus in its 30+ year history. Eric has competed in the sport of wheelchair rugby for 15+ years, competing domestically for several club teams, and internationally with the US Developmental team.