WSBR October Luncheon Featuring Dr. Jason Rathje, Director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC)

On Tuesday, October 29, join the Washington Space Business Roundtable for a critical and timely luncheon conversation with Dr. Jason Rathje, Director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), which just launched its first federal credit product for companies supporting critical technologies.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin created the OSC in December 2022 to attract and scale private capital for national security priorities. With unique financing tools such as loans and loan guarantees, combined with interagency partnerships, OSC works to complement the innovative power of the private sector with the modern industrial strategy that makes strategic public investments in America’s workforce, and in key industry sectors and supply chains.

Hear from Dr. Rathje about OSC’s scope of work and intent; the progress in the office’s plans to develop new financing tools aimed at supporting space technologies; the latest updates on OSC’s calls to industry; and his vision for the future of the office, the national security space ecosystem, and the relationship between the government and the private investment community.

Previously, Dr. Rathje served as director and co-founder of AFVentures, the Department of the Air Force’s commercial investment arm under AFWERX. In that role, he managed $1.8 billion of combined government funding and private capital for scaling early- to mid-stage technology ventures to support Air Force operations. Dr. Rathje holds a doctorate degree of philosophy in strategy and policy from Stanford University, as well as a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in aerospace engineering from MIT.

Dr. Jason Rathje currently serves as the Director of the Office of Strategic Capital in the U.S. Department of Defense. OSC’s mission is to attract and scale private capital in support of national security. OSC’s current focus is on the development and implementation of new financial tools to increase public-private investment in our Nation’s enabling and frontier technologies.

Previously, Dr. Rathje served as Director and Co-founder of AFVentures, the Department of the Air Force’s Commercial Investment Arm under AFWERX. In that role, he managed $1.8B of combined government funding and private capital for scaling early to mid-stage technology ventures to support Air Force operations.

Dr. Rathje holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Strategy and Policy from Stanford University, as well as a Bachelors of Science and a Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering from MIT.

Registration closes on Tuesday, October 22nd at 12pm/Noon ET.

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Individual Seat	$85
Half Table (4 Seats)	$320
Full Table (8 Seats)	$640

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