About us

Even is the CEO and co-founder of True Anomaly, a defense tech company that designs and builds hardware and software systems for space superiority.

During the founding years of the U.S. Space force, Even served as an Air Force space operations officer, where he developed tactics to defend against threats to military assets in space, holding leadership positions in space system developmental and operational test, training, spacecraft operations, and joint fires. He led a multi-level and multi-disciplined team of space operators, scientists, and engineers, earning him a deep understanding of the risks to U.S. Space systems and their associated technology and intelligence gaps.  

Even is the author of six seminal texts that serve as foundational doctrine and training for U.S. military space operations and was a major contributing author of the U.S. Space Force’s inaugural capstone publication, Spacepower: Doctrine for Space Forces. Even was also a Service Chiefs Fellow at DARPA and is a graduate of the United States Air Force Weapons School.  

Even graduated with honors from Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and holds an M.A. from The University of Chicago.

Kyle leads design, development, and production of True Anomaly mission solutions. Before co-founding True Anomaly, Kyle served as the Orbital Warfare Chief of Training for the U.S. Air Force 26th Space Aggressor Squadron, focusing on complex space warfare exercises. He also previously served as a Maintenance Flight Commander for the Air Force’s 4th Space Operations Squadron, Officer in Charge of Protected SATCOM Operations for the 4th Space Operations Squadron, and as an Air Force Cyberspace Operations Officer.

Prior to his role at True Anomaly, Kyle served as a Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineer for National Defense Space Systems at Ball Aerospace and Technologies from 2017 to 2022. Additionally, he worked as a systems engineer at Lockheed Martin Electronic Systems and Honeywell Aerospace.

He holds an M.S. and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics from the University of Minnesota.

Sarah Walter, Chief Operating Officer at True Anomaly, leads cross-functional strategy and execution across spacecraft and software engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, programs, and mission operations. She drives disciplined and efficient delivery while building a structure that enables True Anomaly to scale rapidly and sustainably, delivering space superiority across multiple missions and products.

With 20 years of leadership experience spanning aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing, Sarah’s leadership philosophy combines strategic vision with hands-on execution. She has repeatedly built and scaled high-performing teams, streamlined operations, and driven organizational growth in highly competitive markets.

Sarah previously served as Vice President of Engineering at York Space Systems and Chief Technology Officer at Aero Gearbox International. At York, she led large-scale transformations, expanding engineering and satellite production capacity, establishing reliable product designs, improving efficiency, and elevating program delivery to best-in-class performance. At AGI, she oversaw global technical functions while serving on the board of AGI Poland. Results speak for themselves - in three years, she delivered a 25% reduction in engineering costs, a 50% cut in cost of non-quality, and a 65% improvement in milestone achievement.

Sarah began her career at Rolls-Royce North America as a mechanical engineer, rapidly progressing into leadership roles across Canada, the UK, Germany, and France. Outside of her Engineering Degree, Sarah holds professional certifications in project management, supply chain and logistics management, Six Sigma, and leadership development.

Mark Seidel is the Chief Financial Officer of True Anomaly, where he drives strategic growth and operational excellence across the company’s core business and support functions. With a track record of scaling high-growth, deep tech companies, he oversees True Anomaly’s Finance, Accounting, People, Talent, Legal, and Marketing & Communications organizations.

Prior to joining True Anomaly, Mark was Vice President of Finance & Strategy at Relativity Space, where he scaled the company from 200 to over 1,000 employees and raised more than $1.1 billion in equity capital. He led cross-functional initiatives that shaped Relativity’s growth trajectory—driving capital allocation, maturing business operations, and managing financial planning and corporate development initiatives. Earlier in his career, Mark spent nearly a decade at Goldman Sachs, where he served as Vice President in the Investment Banking Division and Business Unit Manager for the firm’s West Region.  

Mark has led and executed more than $40 billion in transactions, including M&A, financing, and activism defense across both public and private markets. He is a CFA Charterholder and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Southern Methodist University.

Steve is responsible for scaling True Anomaly’s product portfolio and business strategy, with a focus on enabling the readiness and mission effectiveness of space forces, both on-orbit and across the globe.

Previously, Steve held multiple leadership roles at Microsoft.  Most recently, he was the Senior Director of Strategic Ventures, focused on AI for Science and Quantum Computing.  Prior, he was Senior Director of Azure Spaceserving as a leader of Microsoft’s efforts to support the mission needs of the space sector through cloud-enabled technologies. Steve’s efforts spanned product development with the engineering team, to growth and strategy with partners and customers. 

Before transitioning to the private sector, Steve was a member of the Senior Executive Service as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Space Policy and prior to that he was a Professional Staff Member on the House Armed Services Committee. In these positions at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, he had a key leadership role in the establishment of the U.S. Space Force. In 2020, Steve was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service by the Secretary of Defense, which is the highest award given to non-career federal employees. Steve is also an active-duty military veteran and his earlier career included time as a program management engineer and an intelligence professional to include space systems development at the National Reconnaissance Office.

Steve is dedicated to the advancement of the space community and the next generation workforce and currently serves on the board of advisors of the Space Force Association and the National Security Space Association, and he is an adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University.

Wade leads True Anomaly’s business development division, driving competitive analysis, go-to-market strategy, R&D alignment, sales, and strategic partnerships across corporate and technology domains. His leadership spans the company’s core products—Jackal and Mosaic—as well as new product development, ensuring solutions meet the evolving demands of space control and tactically responsive space missions.

Before joining True Anomaly, Wade directed business development at Venus Aerospace, focusing on hypersonic testing and advancing the company’s Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine. He also led business development at VOX Space, concentrating on U.S. Government opportunities for the LauncherOne launch vehicle and its role in responsive launch. Earlier in his career, Wade held engineering leadership roles at Virgin Orbit and Virgin Galactic, where he spearheaded R&D on propulsion systems and was honored with the Virgin Star of the Year, the company’s highest recognition.

Wade began his career at Edwards Air Force Base as a Performance and Flying Qualities engineer on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, supporting flight tests of the initial production units.

He holds an MBA and an SM in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, an MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Outside of work, Wade enjoys travel, golf, skiing, and all things aerospace.

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Shaun is the Chief Security Officer at True Anomaly. He leads the company’s overarching security strategy for True Anomaly’s people, technologies, and missions across cyber and physical domains.

Shaun is a seasoned security leader and strategist with experience driving change and innovation in security engineering at scale. He specializes in building and leading global security engineering orgs, defining and executing security strategies, and developing disruptive platforms and technologies.  

Most recently at Gemini, Shaun served as Chief Information Security Officer. Prior to that, he led multiple security organizations at Airbnb, including Detection Engineering, Incident Response, and Vulnerability Management. Before that, Shaun served as Head of Cloud Infrastructure Security at Netflix, where he was responsible for securing one of the world’s largest cloud deployments, and held several engineering and leadership roles at Amazon.

Shaun holds a Master of Science in Information Security and Assurance and a CISO Executive Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Bachelor of Science in Information Security and Assurance from the University of Massachusetts.