Dan Goldin

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  • NASA'S Longest-Tenured Administrator (1992-2001)
  • Founder of Cold Canyon, an Innovation Advisory Company
  • Senior Advisor to Cerberus Capital Management

During his tenure as NASA’s longest-serving Administrator, The Honorable Dan S. Goldin transformed America’s aeronautics and space program. He is credited with the re-emergence of NASA after the Cold War. Despite lower budgets, his “faster, better, cheaper” approach enabled the Agency to deliver programs of high value to the American public without sacrificing safety. Prior to his tenure at NASA, Mr. Goldin served as a leading national security executive, producing systems of high national priority. As the founder of Cold Canyon, an innovation advisory company, and as a senior advisor to Cerberus Capital Management, his career spans space exploration and science, aeronautics, air traffic management, national security systems, semiconductors, advanced sensors, hypersonic, communications, and artificial intelligence. With his accumulated experience, Mr. Goldin is a highly sought-after leader in advancing American technologies and businesses. Mr. Goldin has recently spoken at SXSW, the Space Symposium, Purdue University, the International Aviation Women’s Association, and many more.

Mr. Goldin is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, and the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Astronautical Society, and an Honorary Board Member of the Explorers Club.  Mr. Goldin has received the Goddard Memorial Trophy, the premier award from the National Space Club and Foundation, and the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Space Foundation. Mr. Goldin holds 18 Honorary Doctorates from the world’s great universities. As a deep tech champion, Mr. Goldin brings firsthand expertise to the stage, empowering audiences to navigate and harness cutting-edge technologies for transformative business growth and innovation

 


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Past Hosts Include:
  • International Museum of Surgical Science
  • Future Investment Initiative
  • Milken Institute
  • MIT
  • International Aviation Women’s Association
  • Purdue University
  • Space Symposium
  • SXSW
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Dan Goldin is one of those rare transformational leaders that crosses industries, disciplines, and literally continents. He has no reservations in challenging assumptions and status quo if it means getting to the next level and isn’t that where we all want to be? The next level.

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Space-Tested Principles to Achieve the Impossible

Insights from NASA’s longest-serving Administrator DAN GOLDIN's 60-year career, journeying through case studies of pioneering space tech. This compendium distills decades into insights for deep tech entrepreneurs. A treasure trove of wisdom beyond Earth's atmosphere, providing a toolkit for pushing ...

Insights from NASA’s longest-serving Administrator DAN GOLDIN's 60-year career, journeying through case studies of pioneering space tech. This compendium distills decades into insights for deep tech entrepreneurs. A treasure trove of wisdom beyond Earth's atmosphere, providing a toolkit for pushing boundaries.

Sensible Paths to Using AI to Unleash a Deep Tech Revolution

Slicing through the AI hype with a razor-sharp critique, DAN GOLDIN offers a no-nonsense guide for harnessing AI's raw power to fuel genuine technological upheaval. It's a manifesto for the discerning innovator, challenging the status quo and revealing how strategic AI will change the future. ...

Slicing through the AI hype with a razor-sharp critique, DAN GOLDIN offers a no-nonsense guide for harnessing AI's raw power to fuel genuine technological upheaval. It's a manifesto for the discerning innovator, challenging the status quo and revealing how strategic AI will change the future.

How to Get Hard Things Done in Under 10 Years, Not Decades

DAN GOLDIN revisits Apollo's swift triumph, debunking the myth that grand achievements demand endless timelines. A roadmap for today's pioneers, Mr. Goldin’s insights offer a masterclass in innovation acceleration, showcasing strategic foresight and collaboration. ...

DAN GOLDIN revisits Apollo's swift triumph, debunking the myth that grand achievements demand endless timelines. A roadmap for today's pioneers, Mr. Goldin’s insights offer a masterclass in innovation acceleration, showcasing strategic foresight and collaboration.

Accelerating Astrophysics in the 21st Century

Through DAN GOLDIN's 60-year career, this theme showcases strategic vision and innovation accelerating discovery, paving the way for next-gen space observatories. Goldin's legacy inspires daring dreams within constraints. ...

Through DAN GOLDIN's 60-year career, this theme showcases strategic vision and innovation accelerating discovery, paving the way for next-gen space observatories. Goldin's legacy inspires daring dreams within constraints.

Technological Needs in National Security

In an era where tech defines security, DAN GOLDIN's analysis opens audiences' eyes to the defense sector's critical needs and challenges. Drawing from studies, it outlines the pivotal role of advanced tech, from cyber defense to surveillance, essential for a strategic edge. Serving as a roadmap for ...

In an era where tech defines security, DAN GOLDIN's analysis opens audiences' eyes to the defense sector's critical needs and challenges. Drawing from studies, it outlines the pivotal role of advanced tech, from cyber defense to surveillance, essential for a strategic edge. Serving as a roadmap for policymakers, Mr. Goldin provides his perspective on advancing critical technologies that enable us to explore, thrive, and sleep safely at night.

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NASA Administrator Dan Goldin has cross-sector experience

NASA’s longest-serving Administrator DAN GOLDIN's experience leading a major government agency through significant technological advancements and challenges provides valuable lessons in leadership, management, and strategic planning. As the founder of Cold Canyon, an innovation advisory company, and as a senior advisor to Cerberus Capital Management, his career spans space exploration and science, aeronautics, air traffic management, national security systems, semiconductors, advanced sensors, hypersonic, communications, and artificial intelligence. With a wealth of stories and experiences from his time at NASA and beyond, Mr. Goldin can captivate audiences, making complex topics accessible and engaging.

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The Honorable Daniel S. Goldin is an entrepreneurial and scientific visionary, with the distinction of serving as NASA’s longest-tenured Administrator from April 1992-November 2001 reporting to three U.S. Presidents. He is credited with the re-emergence of NASA after the Cold War, as he diplomatically fostered east-west international cooperation and oversaw the redesign, construction, and initial operation of the $120B International Space Station, as well as guided the initial concept of the James Webb Space Telescope to assure it would see back to the beginnings of creation. As the founder of Cold Canyon, an innovation advisory company, and as a senior advisor to Cerberus Capital Management, his career spans space exploration and science, aeronautics, air traffic management, national security systems, semiconductors, advanced sensors, hypersonic, communications, and artificial intelligence. With his accumulated experience, Mr. Goldin is a highly sought-after leader in advancing American technologies and businesses.