Kamal Ghaffarian

$2.36B

$82.4M (-3.4%)

as of 03/10/25

About Kamal Ghaffarian

Kamal "Kam" Ghaffarian is a serial entrepreneur who has started companies in nuclear energy, lunar landers and space stations.

He founded small modular nuclear reactor manufacturer X-Energy in 2009; the firm is developing a reactor for a Dow chemicals plant in Texas.

In 2015, he cofounded Intuitive Machines, which makes moon landers. The company listed on the Nasdaq through a blank check company in February 2023.

Axiom Space, which he cofounded in 2016, is developing the world's first commercial space station, with a planned launch date of 2031.

He sold his first company SGT--which he cofounded in 1994 and became NASA's second-largest engineering services provider--to KBR for $355 million in 2018.

In February 2024, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander completed the first American mission to the moon since 1972.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Space, energy

Residence

Naples, Florida

Marital status

Engaged

Birth date

04/28/58 (age 66)

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Catholic University of America; Master, George Washington University

Self-made

self-made