Dr. Ken Savin


After receiving his PhD from the University of Utah in synthetic organic chemistry, Dr Savin went on to do a post doc at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center before going on to work for Eli Lilly and Co.  During his 20-year career in the pharmaceutical industry he led discovery chemistry research teams, discovery operations, radiochemistry, drug disposition, chemistry development and product teams.  During the last four years of his industrial career, he led an effort that resulted in five separate flight experiments flown on the International Space Station. After retiring from Lilly, he joined the team at The Center for the Advancement of Science In Space working in both Business Development, as a science lead and ultimately as the Sr. Director of In Space Production Applications. Ken joined the Redwire team in early 2022 as the Chief Scientific Officer of Redwire.


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Space Florida’s president and CEO

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Investment Capital and Space Law

Associate Provost for Space Commercialization and Strategy, University of Central Florida

Director, Kennedy Space Center

Chief Regulatory Officer, Immortal Data, Inc.

Former NASA & Boeing Astronaut

Senior Fellow in Defense Studies, American Foreign Policy Council

Co-founder and Chairman, Mars Institute

Founder of Mankins Space Technology, Inc.

University of Central Florida – Florida Space Institute

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Founder, Red Hen Industries

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