Christopher M. Hearsey is the Founder & CEO of OSA Consulting, LLC. Chris has over ten years experience in the aerospace and nonprofit sectors previously serving as the Director of DC Operations and Corporate Counsel for Bigelow Aerospace and Deputy CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Astrosociology Research Institute. Chris also served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Space & Advanced Technology at the US Department of State and has managed political campaigns at the state and federal level, including a run for Congress in Maryland in 2018.

Chris holds a BA in Mathematical Economics & Political Science and minor in Physics from Temple University, a MS in Legal Theory from The American University, a MS in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, and a JD with honors in Air & Space Law from the University of Mississippi School of Law. As a student, Chris held a graduate fellowship in space history at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Chris lives in Maryland with his family.