# Eric Ingram

> Eric Ingram is an American aerospace entrepreneur, engineer and advisor who co-founded Scout Space with Sergio Gallucci in 2019. He served as CEO until January 2024 and as chief strategy officer until early 2025, then continued as a board member and advisor. His career includes Deep Space Industries, the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation, a NOAA remote-sensing advisory appointment, AstroAccess flight research and leadership of the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Association. He now offers consulting and speaking through Ingram Insights.

- **Role:** Consultant and speaker at Ingram Insights; Board Member and Advisor at Scout Space
- **Organizations:** Ingram Insights, Scout Space, AstroAccess, 2gether-International, Space Frontier Foundation (former board member), Federal Aviation Administration (former aerospace engineer), Deep Space Industries (former engineer), United States Wheelchair Rugby Association (former president), NOAA Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (appointed 2022)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Physics, Old Dominion University, Graduate coursework and thesis research in electrical engineering; master’s degree not completed as of his August 2023 interview, University of Houston
- **Known for:** Co-founded Scout Space and led it as CEO for five years., Scout sent two payloads to space during his six years of operating leadership, according to his January 2025 announcement., Contributed to FAA licensing teams and the Part 450 regulatory overhaul.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Began playing club wheelchair rugby.
- **2011** — Earned a sport pilot certificate through Able Flight.
- **2013** — Graduated from Old Dominion University with a physics degree.
- **Before 2016** — Worked as an engineer at Deep Space Industries and met future co-founder Sergio Gallucci.
- **2016** — Prepared to join the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation as an aerospace engineer; began presidency of the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Association.
- **2019** — Co-founded Scout Space during the federal government shutdown while furloughed from the FAA.
- **2020-2024** — Served on the board of the Space Frontier Foundation.
- **2021** — Scout’s first SCOUT-Vision payload reached orbit on June 30; participated in AstroAccess AA1 on October 17.
- **2022** — Appointed to NOAA’s ACCRES for a two-year term; participated in AstroAccess AA2 on December 15.
- **2024** — Handed the CEO role to Philip Hover-Smoot in January and became chairman and chief strategy officer.
- **2025** — Left Scout’s employee role in January, continuing as a board member and advisor.
- **2026** — Continues consulting and speaking through Ingram Insights.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Scout Space and led it as CEO for five years.
- Scout sent two payloads to space during his six years of operating leadership, according to his January 2025 announcement.
- Contributed to FAA licensing teams and the Part 450 regulatory overhaul.
- Appointed to NOAA’s Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing in 2022.
- Participated in AstroAccess AA1 and AA2 flight research.
- Served as president of the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Association from 2016 to 2020.
- Featured in Optics & Photonics News’s 2023 Entrepreneurs to Watch coverage.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — A Sigma Pi feature described his continued consulting and speaking, ongoing rugby, long-running fantasy football connections and plans for more flying in a plane he had bought.
- **2025-01** — Announced departure from Scout’s employee role while remaining a board member and advisor.
- **2024-01** — Transitioned from CEO to chairman and chief strategy officer as Philip Hover-Smoot became CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://ericingram.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericsingram/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Eric_Ingram
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericsingram/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realEricIngram/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realericingram

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Last updated: 2026-10-11