Matthew Beckner

Matthew Beckner is an engineer and entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder of Blue Canyon Technologies, an innovative aerospace startup that achieved remarkable success under his leadership. Mr. Beckner, alongside a pair of cofounders who each invested $100, grew the company organically from its humble beginnings into a 350-person company, gaining worldwide recognition for its innovative high-performance small spacecraft. The company was recognized on the Inc. 5000 list in 2021 as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States and was awarded the “Best of 2020” award by SpaceNews. Blue Canyon Technologies was acquired by Raytheon Technologies in 2020.