• FUTURE STUDENTS
  • ABOUT KSI
    • President’s Welcome
    • Leadership
    • Faculty & Staff
  • EDUCATION
    • Apply Online
    • Admission Requirements
    • How to Apply?
    • Applicant Login
    • FAQ
  • RESEARCH
  • PUBLICATIONS
    • Journal of Space Philosophy
    • JSP Board of Editors
    • Subscribe to JSP
    • Submit an Article
      • APPLY
      • LOGIN
    Kepler Space InstituteKepler Space Institute
    • FUTURE STUDENTS
    • ABOUT KSI
      • President’s Welcome
      • Leadership
      • Faculty & Staff
    • EDUCATION
      • Apply Online
      • Admission Requirements
      • How to Apply?
      • Applicant Login
      • FAQ
    • RESEARCH
    • PUBLICATIONS
      • Journal of Space Philosophy
      • JSP Board of Editors
      • Subscribe to JSP
      • Submit an Article
      • APPLY
      • LOGIN

      Our Team

      • Home
      • Our Team
      • Gordon Holder
      Holder

      Gordon Holder

      Chair, Board of Directors

      Gordon Holder spent more than 36 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a vice admiral in October 2004 after having graduated from Florida State University’s College of Music and receiving his commission from Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I., in 1968.

      His early naval career included a large variety of surface warfare assignments and commands. Selected for flag officer in 1993, Holder served in Hawaii; Norfolk, Va.; and Washington, D.C., completing his career as director for logistics, Joint Staff and the Pentagon.

      Holder is the 2002-03 recipient of the National Defense Transportation Association Department of Defense Distinguished Service Award and the 2005 National Defense Industrial Association recipient of the Logistician Emeritus award for his work in logistics. In 2004, he was selected as an FSU Alumni Association Grad Made Good. Holder and his wife, Pat, served on the FSU Connect National Campaign Committee.

      Following his Navy career, he was a senior vice president and partner with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., a global strategy and technology consulting firm in McLean, Va. He has served as a member of the board of directors for the National Defense Industrial Association and as chair of the NDIA Executive Logistics Division.

      He currently is associated with the Surface Navy Association and the University of North Carolina LOGTECH and has served as a member of the board of directors for the National Defense Industrial Association and the chair of the NDIA Executive Logistics Division.

      Other Members

      Bob.Krone

      Dr. Bob Krone

      President
      Fred

      Dr. Fred Gainous

      Provost
      253402_4489809094185_1027865590_n

      Joseph Sobodowski

      VP Finance
      FullSizeRender

      Natè Susheraba

      VP Public Relations/Media
      ProfilePictures1-984×1024

      Haroon Oqab

      VP R&D
      Jakc Cowan

      John Cowan

      VP, Space Construction
      Kiker, Edward

      Edward Kiker

      VP, Engineering
      • Login
      • Register Online
      • Admission Requirements
      • How to Apply?
      • FAQ

      Search

      Graduate Programs

      • Space Philosophy and Theory
      • Leadership, Policy, and Governance
      • Human Factors for Space Settlement
      • Cosmic Intelligence and Information Systems
      • Space Science Education
      • Space Science
      • Space Infrastructure and Sustainable Exploration
      • Space Commercialization and Entrepreneurship
      • Space Architecture
      • Space Science, Technology, and Engineering
      • Space Systems

      SPRING 2021 Course Offerings

      > HFS 501 – Human System Integration

      Instructor: Prof. Frank White

      >EXP 501- Transportation and Infrastructure Development
      Instructor: Prof. Jeff Greason

      > COM 501 – Energy, Civilization, and Economy
      Instructor: Prof. John Mankins

      > GOV 502 – Governance and Institutions
      Instructor: Prof. Gordon Arthur

      > EDU 502 – Novel Approaches to Education
      Instructors: Prof. Barry Elsey & Amina Omarova

      > Directed Research
      Instructors: Profs. Bob Krone & Larry Downing

      info@keplerspaceinstitute.com

      +1 (850) 402 0073

      About KSI

      • Our Story
      • Leadership
      • Kepler’s Guild
      • Affiliates

      Useful Links

      • Research
      • Events
      • FAQs

      JSP

      • Editor-in-Chief
      • Board of Editors
      • Subscribe to JSP
      • Submit an Article
      • View Archive
      • FUTURE STUDENTS
      • ABOUT KSI
        • President’s Welcome
        • Leadership
        • Faculty & Staff
      • EDUCATION
        • Apply Online
        • Admission Requirements
        • How to Apply?
        • Applicant Login
        • FAQ
      • RESEARCH
      • PUBLICATIONS
        • Journal of Space Philosophy
        • JSP Board of Editors
        • Subscribe to JSP
        • Submit an Article

      Licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, License #6133

      © 2021 Kepler Space Institute. All Rights Reserved.

      • Privacy
      • Terms
      • Sitemap
      • Contact