With 25 years of startup and strategic leadership experience at some of the world’s biggest companies and three investor-backed, high-growth startups, Tejpaul Bhatia heads Axiom Space in its mission to build era-defining space infrastructure for the benefit of every human everywhere. Tej joined Axiom Space as Chief Revenue Officer and drove the company’s position as a leader in human spaceflight and low-Earth orbit innovation services across the globe.

Prior to joining Axiom Space, he led the external strategic narrative for the office of the CIO at Google, where he met with C-suite executives at Fortune 100 corporations to discuss the future of work. Tej first joined Google as the startup ecosystem manager in New York to establish and grow Google Cloud’s presence with startup founders, venture capital firms, and family offices; he previously was an entrepreneur in residence at Citi Ventures. As a startup founder for 10 years prior, Tej served as chief operating officer for educational technology company Explain Everything, chief executive officer of video chatting platform Chatwala, and chief executive officer of Kaptur, an app that enables users to instantly aggregate all photos taken at any event in seconds. Before founding Kaptur, Tej was senior manager of product and international strategy for ESPN, where he launched ESPN3 in the US, Mexico, Brazil, and Europe.

Tej holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Columbia University. He has served in non-profit leadership and board positions at the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Startup Leadership Program.