HENRY KWAN

Henry Kwan is the Founder and CEO of Icarus, an aerospace company developing solar-powered aircraft for stratospheric operations, based in Los Angeles, California. Before founding the startup in June 2023, he served as a Principal Aerospace Engineer at Northrop Grumman from 2018 to 2022, specializing in advanced flight systems. During his earlier tenure at NASA between 2015 and 2017, Kwan worked as a Space Architect and Aerospace Engineer, where he designed drones and helped secure a $935 million contract to build a space habitat. He subsequently advised Fortune 500 clients on corporate strategy as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte between 2022 and 2023, and holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech. Kwan maintains a Top Secret SCI clearance and focuses his current work on advancing long-endurance stratospheric platforms, space robotics, and orbital mechanics.