Summary: Experienced aerospace and finance executive skilled in venture funding, strategy, corporate development, business development, operations management and board management. Former Air Force instructor, instrument-rated pilot.. Bio: Amir Blachman is the Chief Business Officer of Axiom Space, building the world’s first commercial space. station to continue what the International Space Station (ISS) community of Nations has begun. He is responsible for Axiom Space’s financial planning, fundraising, corporate venture and business development.. Mr. Blachman has 20+ years of investment finance, corporate growth, board management, compliance and transactional experience. He served as Managing Director of an investment syndicate with 120 investors in 11 countries and was responsible for funding companies that developed lunar landers, communication networks, Earth imaging satellites, antennae and exploration technologies.. Prior to merging his investment and aerospace backgrounds, Mr. Blachman had a successful career in real estate investment and lending, and prior to that served as operations director at BPO PeopleSupport and at the WeddingChannel, growing the companies towards their public offering and acquisition.. Mr. Blachman’s capabilities as a practical, mission-focused operator were developed during his service as an Air Force instructor. He holds a BA in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA from UCLA Anderson. He is an instrument-rated pilot and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.
