Carissa Christensen is CEO and founder of BryceTech companies in the US and UK. She previously co-founded defense contractor The Tauri Group, acquired by LMI, and quantum computing software firm QxBranch, acquired by Rigetti Computing. Ms. Christensen is an internationally recognized expert on the space industry and a tech entrepreneur and investor. She directly advises heads of space and economic agencies, general officers and space leads in defense and intelligence, Fortune 100 C-suites, and institutional investors. Ms. Christensen lectures at universities including Harvard Business School and the Eisenhower School. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Christensen was named 2023 Executive of the Year (Up to $75M) at the Greater Washington GovCon Awards.