Ryan Hampton

Background

About Ryan Hampton

I scale frontier infrastructure projects in energy, marine and space. I partner with founders and investors when vision outpaces execution - delivering the sites, permits, and infrastructure needed to move from concept to reality.Previously, founding team and VP of Special Projects at SpinLaunch, where I built launch facilities from raw desert to operational infrastructure. I led site selection, land negotiations, permitting (FAA, BLM, NEPA, DoD), and directed $100M+ in CapEx across facilities and power systems under compressed timelines.Today, I bring that same execution model to startups tackling geothermal, tidal, hydrogen, AI/data centers, and modular energy systems. Core expertise:~Site Development & Land Deals - securing and negotiating complex, utility-adjacent sites.~Permitting & Compliance - federal, state, and environmental (BLM, NEPA, OSHA, DoD).~CapEx Project Delivery - managing $10M-$100M+ programs.~Special Projects Leadership, executing where no playbook exists.I thrive as the operator founders call when it’s time to execute.