Dr. Jesse Margiotta is the Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of MACH-20, LLC. He is a leader in the hypersonics community, specializing in identifying key scientific concepts, codifying technology risks, and developing executable investment and management strategies for new capabilities. He was trained as a materials scientist (earning a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University), focusing on methods to make superior refractory materials in desirable configurations. He has held various technical consulting roles for the Department of Defense, including lead technical advisor on many DARPA projects and subject matter expert for most current hypersonic missile development programs. He maintains a robust network within the DoD, Industrial Base, and Academia, and leverages that to connect dots for his clients in meaningful ways.
