Lt Col Geoffrey Carrigan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. He started his career with an assignment to the National Reconnaissance Office, supporting both systems engineering and satellite development, before coming back to the Academy for the first time in 2013. After teaching operations management and systems engineering courses, he served as the chief engineer at the National Space Defense Center, where he helped to integrate space capabilities to support the protect and defend mission. In 2020, Geoff left active duty to join Bluestaq, developing data management solutions. As a reservist, he came back to the Academy in 2026 to support the department he loves part-time.

Master of Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. (2009)

Bachelor of Science, Systems Engineering Mechanical, United States Air Force Academy, Colo. (2007)