Frank Backes serves as President, Space Infrastructure. Frank is a technology pioneer in the systematic and continuous application of cyber security solutions for space systems and has spent 30+ years in the satellite launch, command, control, and communications industries. Prior to IonQ, Frank was the CEO for Capella Space, SVP for Kratos Space Federal, and CEO for Braxton Technologies LLC and Braxton Science and Technology Group, LLC. He is the founder and president of the Space ISAC and serves on the board of directors for Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (MTSI). Frank received a BSEE in Semiconductor Physics from the University of California at San Diego along with minors in communications/marketing and computer hardware.