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A Future Insight Seminar
General Jim Dickinson (Ret.)
Four Star General • Former Commander of United States Space Command
Thursday, Nov. 13 • 3-4 p.m.Ìý• AERO 111

Learn about America’s Military Space and what it means for you

Please join Mark Sirangelo as he welcomes General Jim Dickinson (Ret.) to ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ for a fascinating seminar and Q&A on what is U.S. Space Command, U.S. Space Force, how they are organized, what research/work opportunities exist for you and what might be the future of the U.S. and its allies in space.Ìý We will also talk about the General’s current involvement with Amazon Kuiper and its future possibilities.

Dickinson is the most recent the nation’s 11th and newest Combatant Command. He led the U.S, Space Command from 2020 to 2025 and is credited with bringing it to full operational capability. ÌýDuring his 40-year career he has commanded at every level in the U.S. military from battery to combatant command.

In addition to being America’s senior space combat commander and a highly decorated combat officer who is recipient of the Broze Star and the Master Space Badge, Dickinson also commanded the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command and the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (STRATCOM).Ìý

He commanded Air and Missile defense units around the world, including in Korea and as part of Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in the Middle East, and has served as the Director for Test for the Missile Defense Agency and Deputy to the Inspector General, US Army.

Dickinson has a life-long connection to Colorado having been born in Estes Park.Ìý He graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). According to him, his engineering degree helped shape his life and career by teaching him discipline and follow-through, team building, solving complex problems, and lifelong learning.ÌýHe also received a Master of Science degree in operations research and systems analysis from the Colorado School of Mines. Additionally, he earned a second master's degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.

General Dickinson and his wife Angie still live in Colorado Springs. They have been married for 39+ years, have four adult children, and seven grandchildren.Ìý Among his many interests, Dickinsonserves as a senior advisor for Amazon/Kuiper Government Solutions, board member for Lynx Software Technologies, along with other advisory and board positions.

Mark N. Sirangelo created and hosts the CU Future Insight Seminar Series as CU’s Entrepreneur-Scholar in Residence. He is the recent Chairman of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Board and the DoD’s Space Advisory Committee. ÌýPreviously he was Special Assistant to the NASA Administrator helping to develop NASA’s return to the Moon. ÌýMark was the founding executive and head of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems and has served as the Chief Innovation Officer of Colorado.