November 18, 2026 Luncheon with Taylor Jordan
November 18 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm EST
Taylor Jordan, NOAA Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction.
Taylor Jordan is NOAA’s Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction. Mr. Jordan is responsible for the strategic direction and oversight regarding NOAA’s numerical weather prediction and environmental modeling, satellite programs and space innovation, novel data and observations, uncrewed systems, and other large acquisitions.
[ Stand out front with MSBR’s New “Sponsor the Speaker” promotion! Learn more here.]
Mr. Jordan previously served as Principal at Innovative Federal Strategies, where he supported new partnerships for many of NOAA’s mission areas. He also served at NOAA previously as a Senior Policy Advisor and worked on the Hill for close to a decade as the lead staffer for NOAA on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, where he authored the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017.
Mr. Jordan holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas and a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.
Stand Out Front with MSBR’s New “Sponsor the Speaker” Promotion
Your MSBR board is continually looking for ways to both help our member companies gain meaningful market exposure and increase our ability to support STEM organizations throughout Maryland. To that end, we are pleased to announce the introduction of a “Sponsor the Speaker” option for our luncheons this year.
The $1,200 per event sponsorship cost provides you with the honor of introducing that month’s speaker, accompanied by a slide with your company’s name and logo, as well as a single seat for your company’s designated representative at the head table.
The full sponsorship cost will be a donation directly to MSBR’s STEM Grant Fund, which supports STEM groups – largely comprised of students – throughout the state of Maryland. Last year, MSBR proudly donated $60,000 to approximately 30 groups, many of whom counted on our support to fund this year’s operations.
We hope that you will consider sponsoring our first luncheon, on February 11, 2026, featuring the Honorable Jim Bridenstine, former NASA Administrator. As a reminder, we have a total of five lunches scheduled this year and sponsorships are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please contact Missy at missy@mdspace.org to sponsor or with any questions.