Kelly Price Joins SpiderOak Mission Systems as Director of Program Management
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 – SpiderOak is pleased to announce and welcome Kelly Price, who will join the SpiderOak Mission Systems team as the Director of Program Management. As Director of Program Management, Kelly will oversee the integration of OrbitSecure for space and tactical partners.
Kelly comes to SpiderOak from Raytheon Technologies where he led a team of engineers, program support, and logisticians in the development and fielding of a NC3 UHF Communication System for a USAF customer. Kelly has spent more than 20 years focused on leading multi disciplined complex development teams from concept through transition to product for companies including iGov Technologies, The Canton Group, and Textron Systems.
“SpiderOak is an industry leader with incredible momentum in the space sector,” said Price. “The cybersecurity threat in space is imminent and SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure solution is perfectly positioned to secure both commercial and government assets in space. I am so excited to be a part of the SpiderOak team and can’t wait to dig in and get to work.”
Kelly served in the U.S. Navy in several operational commands including three submarines, a battlegroup staff, and on the submarine force commander operations team focusing on completing unique missions significant to national security.
“Kelly has the leadership experience, industry knowledge, and proven track record to lead our program management team,” said Dave Pearah, CEO of SpiderOak. “We are thrilled to have him on the team.”
In January, SpiderOak announced a $16.4M Series C round led by Empyrean Technology Solutions, a space technology firm backed by Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VII. The company has recently recruited and hired world class space leaders including Charles Beames (Chairman), John Moberly (SVP Space), and now Kelly Price (Director Program Management). SpiderOak also created a new Space Advisory Board made up of highly decorated industry veterans and experts including General Ellen Pawlikowski, Fred Doyle, Admiral James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld, and Lieutenant General Ken Tovo to continue to guide strategic growth in the space industry, focusing particularly on national security.
About SpiderOak
SpiderOak is a 100% U.S.-owned and operated software company that delivers end-to-end cybersecurity solutions for civil, military and commercial space operations. Our commercially available products are built upon a foundation of zero-trust encryption and distributed ledger, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your most sensitive data in the space domain. For more information about SpiderOak products, services or business development opportunities, check us out at spideroak.com.
