Brad Henderson is the Chief Commercial Officer at Starlab Space. In this role, Brad is responsible for overseeing the business strategy, market generation, and revenue management of all commercial aspects of Starlab Space across its international footprint. He is focused on company strategy, sales and marketing, customer engagement and relationships, business development, and market intelligence.

Prior to joining Starlab, Henderson served as the Vice President of Space Habitation at Sierra Space, where he led space station development efforts, identified commercial space station uses, collaborated with non-traditional space industries, and developed commercial facilities and systems. Additionally, he served as the Habitation product line manager for Sierra Space’s LIFE™ habitat. Henderson also spent nearly three years at Sierra Nevada Corporation where he was focused on its NASA portfolio and eventually helped develop the business approach for Sierra Space. NASA programs he supported include: NextSTEP-2 inflatable habitat program, Mars Transit Vehicle, Lunar Surface habitat, Orbital Outpost, Human Landing systems logistics vehicle, and other programs.

Brad has extensive leadership experience in the military. He served as a Systems Engineer Technical Advisor on behalf of the Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (AFTENCAP) and 20 years as a U.S. Special Forces Green Beret serving as a senior technical and communications Subject Matter Expert. His roles of responsibility in the Special Forces included team leadership, training, diplomatic and cultural relations, organization, and advising to foreign governments. Brad earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and government from the University of Northern Colorado and an MBA from Colorado Technical University.