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Benson Tsai

CEO & Co-Founder

Benson Co-Founded Motiv Power Systems, which was awarded Fast Company’s “World Changing Ideas Award” for transportation in 2019. He also served as an early member of the Lucid Motors team, where he spent two-and-a-half years designing luxury electric cars. Benson then joined SpaceX, designing and building advanced battery systems for spaceships, rockets, and satellites.

Benson attended Harvey Mudd College, earning a Bachelor’s of Science Engineering, and later, the University of Minnesota for his Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering.

    Brian Langone

    CTO & Co-Founder

    Brian spent six years at SpaceX as a Mechanical Engineer.

    He attended Carnegie Mellon University where he received his Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

      James Wahawisan

      COO & Co-Founder

      James spent six years at SpaceX as an Electrical Engineer.

      He attended Carnegie Mellon University and received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

        Debbie Goldberg

        Chief Marketing Officer

        After building a successful career in the television industry as a Producer, Debbie left the entertainment industry and with her husband, she Co-Founded Fresh Brothers, a 26-unit chain of pizzerias located in Southern Calfornia. She served as Fresh Brothers CMO for ten years. In 2020, Debbie joined the Stellar Pizza team as the CMO. Debbie attended Emerson College.

          Ted Cizma

          Director of Culinary Operations

          Ted served as the Executive Chef & Director of Food Services at SpaceX for ten years. He garnered critical acclaim at his restaurants in Chicago, Grace, and Elaine, including being named “Best New Chef in America” by Food & Wine Magazine. He attended Loyola University in Chicago and the Culinary Institute of America.

            Kinsey Seidel

            Head of Strategy and Operations

            Kinsey worked at Uber Technologies within the Strategic Finance Department, Corporate Development, and then partnered with Uber’s Incubator to launch the first retail offering on the Uber Eats platform. She also worked at Dropbox in the finance department and was an Investment Consultant at Cambridge Associates. Kinsey attended Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business.

              Josh Villbrandt

              Head of Software

              Josh spent seven years at SpaceX developing software to automate the design of avionics systems. He later joined inVia Robotics and developed their Automated Storage and Retrieval System. Josh also sits on the board of Blue Robotics.

              Josh attended the University of Southern California and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science.

                Alexis

                Alexis Kardias

                Chief of Staff

                Alexis attended USC, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations Global Business and a Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. During her Master’s Degree program, she was a graduate analyst for the USC Marshall Venture Fund, investing in early-stage ventures. After graduating, Alexis was selected as a Fellow of the PledgeLA Venture Capital Fellowship, where she spent the summer interning for an LA-based VC firm that invested in early-stage ventures, and helped founders develop their business models and market strategies. Alexis joined the Stellar team as the first non-SpaceX hire in 2020.

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