Brian Manning

Brian Manning is the co-founder and CEO of Xona Space Systems – a San Francisco-based company that is building the the first direct to device precision navigation service to enable modern technologies across the globe such as autonomy and robotics to reach their full scale and impact. Prior to starting Xona, Brian was as engineer at SpaceX where he was responsible for major components of the Falcon 9 thrust structure. Brian also brings experience from the automotive manufacturing world where he started his career developing alternative fuel engine systems. Brian holds a BS in mechanical engineering and MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, as well as an MBA from the London Business School.