Prof. Madison Walker is the Stanton Fellow and the Acting Director of the Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies. In this position, she is participating in and facilitating space and national security policy research that informs both cadets and external stakeholders. She received her J.D. and a concentration in Air and Space Law from the University of Mississippi in 2019. Since graduation, Ms. Walker has worked with start-up companies and nongovernmental organizations to represent their interests nationally and internationally. Upon leaving the private sector, she joined the Institute of Future Conflict as their space policy fellow. There, she began focusing on the intersection between space policy and national security.