Bretton S. Alexander

Consultant

Bretton Alexander served as president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) from his December 2006 appointment to that position, until 2010. The CSF is the industry association of businesses and organizations working to make commercial human spaceflight a reality.

He has previously served as the executive director for Space and the X PRIZE Cup at the X PRIZE Foundation, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Google Lunar X Prize, the Lunar Lander Challenge, and the X PRIZE Cup. He was also senior advisor to Transformational Space Corporation (t/Space). Mr. Alexander served as a senior policy analyst for space issues in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy where he served both Presidents Bush and Clinton. While at the White House, he played a central role in development of the Vision for Space Exploration, announced by President Bush in January 2004.

Prior to the White House, Mr. Alexander held positions in the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation, The Aerospace Corporation, and ANSER Corporation. Mr. Alexander holds Master and Bachelor of Science degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.