Renzo Rodriguez
Director – Federal Technology & Innovation, Amazon Web Services
Renzo Rodriguez led the development and launch of Mission Innovation powered by AWS, a program that positions AWS as a trusted mission partner for government agencies.
His team delivered key solutions, including the Tactical Edge Mission Framework for austere environments, the Supply Chain Command Center for logistics resilience, the Zero Trust Accelerator for security, Document Workflow Automation for process efficiency and FraudSafe for AI-powered fraud prevention. This initiative has reshaped how AWS delivers mission-critical solutions and built a strong partner co-innovation ecosystem aligned with government priorities.
Why Watch
Rodriguez’s team is advancing mission innovation through partnerships that co-build solutions for federal agencies. Their work tackles challenges in space operations, satellite communications, tactical edge deployments, supply chain resilience, zero trust security, document automation and fraud prevention.
They’re working with AWS partners to speed adoption of secure AI/ML and support operations from ground to space, including aerospace missions and satellite systems critical to national security.
Through a strong co-innovation ecosystem, they’re transforming how agencies operate — supporting space exploration and strengthening national security across all domains.
“True innovation happens at the intersection of mission and possibility,” Rodriguez said. “As we bridge the gap between terrestrial and space technologies, partner with federal agencies, and harness the power of AI and quantum computing, we’re not just building solutions – we’re creating the infrastructure for humanity’s next frontier. The most exciting part isn’t where we are today, but the unlimited potential of where we’re heading together.”
Fun fact: Rodriguez is a space and telecommunications futurist who thrives on exploring how satellite tech, 5G non-terrestrial networks and cloud computing will reshape global connectivity. At dinner parties, he’s known for sketching orbital data center concepts on napkins and speculating about how 6G, AI and quantum computing could transform everything from IoT to interplanetary communications. His colleagues joke he lives in both 2025 and 2045 — balancing today’s mission needs with tomorrow’s possibilities in space.