Mat Dunn is the Vice President of Government Affairs at SpaceX. In this position, Mat coordinates federal
legislative and executive agency affairs for SpaceX’s Global Business and Government Affairs office in Washington,
D.C., with a focus on defense policy, national security space launch, civil space, export issues, satellite and
telecommunications policy issues, coalitions, and policies to enhance the competitiveness of the U.S. space
industry. Mat also leads SpaceX’s global government affairs for the Starlink program. Additionally, Mat manages
state and local government relations for the company, and oversees political affairs for SpaceX. Mat previously
served as the Chairman of the National Security Space Committee at the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)
and is past Chairman of the Regulatory Committee at the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF). Mat currently
serves on the Board of Directors and is a member of the Executive Committee at CSF. Mat previously served on
the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC), which advises the FAA Administrator on
commercial space transportation issues.

Prior to joining SpaceX in January 2011, Mat was the Legislative Director for the National Marine Manufacturers
Association (NMMA), where he led the Washington Operations for the leading trade association for the $40 billion
North American marine industry. Prior to this, Mat worked at the Center for Health Policy & Legislative Analysis
(HPLA), an internal think tank at The MayaTech Corporation.

Mat is a graduate (cum laude) of The Catholic University of America with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language
and Literature, where he was a nationally ranked intercollegiate debater. He holds a Master of Arts in Irish Fiction
from the Institute for Irish Studies, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.