Michael Gallo
Chief Executive Officer of Kelly Space & Technology

Mr. Gallo is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kelly Space & Technology, Inc. which he co-founded in 1993.  He oversees the day-to-day operations of the Company and providing leadership to the development and commercialization of the Company’s technology.  Mr. Gallo also serves as a Director for Global Energy Systems, LLC, a KST subsidiary formed to implement its energy-related lines of business.  As an implementer, Mr. Gallo formed the Aerospace Research & Development Center (ARDC) at the San Bernardino International Airport to provide a hub for advanced technology development activities while bringing high-quality jobs and key products of national significance to our region.

Mr. Gallo began his professional career as an Officer in the United States Air Force, managing Military Airlift Command facility design and operations at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California.   Mr. Gallo worked for TRW’s Ballistic Missiles Division, to support the USAF in the development and deployment of the Peacekeeper and Small ICBM Weapon Systems as manager of the Systems Design and Cost organization.  He served as the Director of Program Control for the TRW Launch Services Organization managing financial analysis, cost estimating, budgeting, risk assessment, scheduling, configuration control, data management, computer analysis, product reliability, quality assurance and safety analyses for the launch system program.

Mr. Gallo provides leadership to the commercial, civil and military space community as a founding member, the past Chairman and current Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the California Space Authority (CSA).  He also serves as the Arrowhead Section Chairman of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).  Mr. Gallo is the past Chairman and current Board Member of the Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County;   he is also the Chairman of the Board for the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce, founding member and School Board Chairman of the Norton Space and Aeronautics Academy (NSAA), a newly formed K-12 San Bernardino County Charter School and is an Executive Board Member of the California Workforce Association (CWA).  He was the past Chairman and current Vice Chairman of the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board (WIB).