Speaker Biography

Tyler Bender

Research Associate

Beyond Earth Institute

Tyler Bender is a Marine Corps veteran and has a decade of experience in broadband telecommunications. He has a Masters of Arts in International Relations from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, where he studied the intersection of U.S. foreign policy and global economics. Tyler is also a former independent candidate for the U.S. Congress. During his campaign to represent Indiana’s 3rd district in the 2018 midterms, he advocated for an end to partisan gridlock and stronger U.S. leadership in expanding humanity’s presence in outer space.