Fred Kennedy (engineer)

Colonel Fred Kennedy is the former director of the Space Development Agency.^[1][2][3][4]

Fred Kennedy
Official portrait, 2017
Director of the Space Development Agency
In office March 12, 2019 – June 2019
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Derek Tournear
Personal details
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS) George Washington University (MA) University of Surrey (PhD)

Education and career

Kennedy received a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science, both in aeronautics and astronautics, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He later earned a Master of Arts in organizational management from George Washington University, a Master of Arts in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College, and a Doctor of Philosophy in electronics and physical sciences from the University of Surrey.^[5]

Kennedy served as the Office Director of the Tactical Technology Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.^[5][1] Kennedy is a retired United States Air Force colonel.^[5][1]