Our Leadership Team
Mike Pryor, Executive Director
Mike, a retired Colonel, is a national security expert with over 30 years of experience leading and innovating across the Departments of Defense and Energy, as well as the Intelligence Community. Throughout his distinguished career, he has spearheaded interagency task forces, commanded large organizations, and guided high-performance teams producing in direct support of 4-star, presidential and congressional requirements. His commercial work has included supporting defense industrial base re-vitalization and advanced multi-domain concepts. His work has consistently delivered cutting-edge solutions and technologies to warfighters worldwide, with a particular focus on advanced space-based systems for communication, surveillance, and operational superiority. Mike’s contributions have played a critical role in enhancing national security. He is grateful to be part of the winning team at the Texas Space Coalition, where he continues to leverage space technologies and innovation for the nation's defense and beyond.
Matt "VP" Van Parys, Deputy Executive Director
VP brings three decades of experience in the National Security realm, including extensive work affiliated with Space Command, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Special Operations, and Cybersecurity. His expertise spans the strategic integration of space-based assets reconnaissance platforms, and real-time space communication systems, all critical for supporting defense operations and global security missions. Having served on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, he understands how to efficiently and effectively communicate and coordinate space operations at the highest levels of national security. VP has led organizations ranging from small, elite teams to large groups nearing a thousand personnel, driving mission success through his mastery of space technology and operational security protocols. His calm, empowering, and decisive leadership ensures our personnel are energized, focused, and prepared to deliver innovative solutions to our partners, utilizing the full spectrum of space systems to maintain operational dominance.
Bob Wingo, Senior Executive Strategist
In 2024, the company welcomed veteran and purple heart recipient, Bob Wingo. Bob had already made his mark on the marketing world and has continued to make an impact in every sense. Outside of marketing, Bob remains committed to change and has even sat on the board of the
projects like the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation. Bob has sat shoulder to shoulder with some of the biggest names in the world in the name of progress, including President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. He was happy to contribute to the work at Texas Space Coalition and has proved invaluable with his keen insight and steady counsel. We're fortunate to have Bob on the team.