Robert J. Conrad is the President of Kepler Communications U.S., a company building Internet connectivity for space. Robert will lead Kepler U.S. as the company builds a high-performing team to expand its optical data relay network to serve the U.S. government market. Throughout a 30-year career, he has led over $1 billion in sales supporting ground and space systems for the U.S. government and commercial space industry. Conrad is a seasoned business development, strategy, and operational executive with decades of experience in the aerospace sector, driving organizational growth and profitability. He has served in many executive leadership roles ranging from vice president, chief operations officer, and chief executive officer. He has extensive expertise in building high-performance teams to manage complex systems. Robert earned his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University with a concentration in RF & Satellite Communications and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Capitol College. He holds a U.S. Patent on a wide band continuously tunable satellite QPSK transceiver.