Peter Tchoryk is the CEO of Michigan Aerospace Corporation, a University of Michigan research spin-off, and an electrical engineer with degrees from Kettering University and the University of Michigan. He has led aerospace and environmental research and development for more than three decades and is currently developing technology for biomedical diagnostics.

Peter’s work has supported NASA, NOAA, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, commercial space programs, and aerospace prime contractors. He has also founded Springmatter — an incubator for founders trying to “start something meaningful” by bringing overlooked, smaller-market products to life — which works in partnership with the University of Michigan and regional entrepreneurial networks.

Peter has been a public advocate for transgender rights since 2016. In the decade since, he has spoken at state hearings, schools, faith communities, school boards, and conferences across Michigan and nationally, with advocacy work alongside the Human Rights Campaign. His essays on fatherhood, faith, and science have appeared in HuffPost and regional media op-eds, and he has been interviewed on public radio and in regional and national press.

Peter lives in Dexter, Michigan, with his family. Hello, World. I’m the Dad of a Trans Kid is his first book.