Leadership

Space Foundation Board of Directors

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Executive Committee

Chairwoman
Kathryn C. Thornton, Ph.D.
Former NASA astronaut

Vice Chairman
Jeffrey D. Grant
Former Sector Vice President and General Manager, Space Systems, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (Retired)

Secretary
Col. Peter B. Trainer, USAF (Ret.)
Vice President and General Manager, Air Force Solutions, BAE Systems

Treasurer
The Honorable Thomas C. Feeney, III
Senior Partner of Counsel, Fowler, Feeney and Associates, P.A.

Member-at-Large
CAPT Frank L. Culbertson, Jr, USN (Ret.)
President, Higher Flight LLC

Directors

Christopher U. Browne
Acting Director, National Air and Space Museum

Alice Bunn, Ph.D. CEng FRAeS FIMechE
Chief Executive, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Lisa Callahan
Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Civil Space, Lockheed Martin Space

Nicolas Chamussy
CEO, Nexter

James H. Chilton
Senior Vice President, Space and Launch Division, Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS)

Hoyt Davidson
Founder and Managing Partner, Near Earth LLC

Paul Engola
Executive Vice President, National Security Space, Leidos

Lt. Gen. Samuel A. Greaves, USAF (Ret.)
Former Director, Missile Defense Agency

Jeanne Meserve
Former Correspondent, CNN and ABC News

Thomas L. Wilson
Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Edward J. "Ed" Zoiss
President, Space & Airborne Systems, L3 Harris Technologies

New Generation Space Leader
Lauren Smith
Program Manager, Satellite Servicing
Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Chairman Emeritus

William B. Tutt

President Emeritus

Richard P. MacLeod

Directors Emeritus

William F. Ballhaus, Jr., Ph.D.
ADM James O. Ellis, Jr., USN (Ret.)
Martin C. Faga
John B. Higginbotham
The Honorable Kenneth B. Kramer
Lon C. Levin
The Honorable Jaime Oaxaca
Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF (Ret.)
The Honorable Robert S. Walker

Space Foundation Founders

J. Braxton Carter
The Honorable William Hybl
The Honorable Kenneth B. Kramer

Life Directors

Richard F. Ambrose
Anita M. Antenucci
The Honorable Barbara M. Barrett
Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Ph.D.
Jaleh Daie, Ph.D.
John W. Elbon
Gary W. Ervin
Gen. Howell M. Estes, III, USAF (Ret.)
William MacDonald Evans
The Honorable Don Fuqua
The Honorable E. J. Garn
Michael C. Gass
Paul Graziani
CAPT Frederick H. Hauck, USN (Ret.)
James B. Hayes
W. Bruce Kopper
Alexis C. Livanos, Ph.D.
Fritz Merkle, Ph.D.
The Honorable Bill Nelson
Gen. John L. Piotrowski, USAF (Ret.)
The Honorable Charles Robb
Kay N. Sears
Ronald M. Sega, Ph.D.
Col. Brewster Shaw, Jr., USAF (Ret.)
David Weldon, M.D.
Heidi R. Wood

Honorary Members

The Honorable Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Buzz Aldrin, Ph.D.
Norman R. Augustine
Jean-Jacques Dordain
Dr. Charles Elachi
Eugene F. “Gene” Kranz
CAPT James A. Lovell, Jr., USN (Ret.)
Joanne M. Maguire
Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford, USAF (Ret.)
VADM Richard H. Truly, USN (Ret.)
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
A. Thomas Young

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    Chief Executive Officer

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    Chief Operating Officer

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    Senior Vice President — Symposium 365 Division

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    Vice President – Finance and Accounting

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    Vice President – Strategic Communications & Outreach

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  • Dr. John West

    Dr. John West

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