Space Policy
Space Policy Pod – Episode 12: (Alexander MacDonald, NASA)
Written by: Space Foundation Editorial Team
This podcast discussion features Alex Macdonald, NASA’s chief economist. He also serves as program executive of the International Space Station National Lab. He was previously the Senior Economic Advisor in the Office of the Administrator and was the founding program executive of NASA’s Emerging Space Office. Dr. Macdonald is a former executive staff specialist on commercial space at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a former research faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, and has worked on small satellite mission design at NASA’s Ames Research Center.
Dr. Macdonald received his undergraduate degree in economics from Queen’s University in Canada, his master’s degree in economics from the University of British Columbia, and his doctorate from the University of Oxford.
Episode 12 Alexander MacDonald
14 October 2020
Chief Economist, Office of the Administrator, NASA and Program Executive, International Space Station National Lab