Derek Tournear
Derek Tournear | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Director of the Space Development Agency | |
| Assumed office April 17, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Kennedy (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Nuclear Power School Purdue University (BS) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1993-1997 |
| Rank | Petty officer second class |
Derek M. Tournear is an American physicist and defense official serving as the director of the Space Development Agency. Previously he served as the Principal Director for Space in the Department of Defense office of Research and Engineering. He has worked at the Harris Corporation, Exelis Inc., Office of the Director of National Intelligence, DARPA, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.