Leadership
Space Foundation Board of Directors — November 2024
Executive Committee
Chairman
Gen. John Hyten, USAF (Ret.)
Former Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vice Chairman
CAPT Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., USN (Ret.)
President, Higher Flight LLC
Secretary
Dr. Michelle Parker
Vice President, Space Mission Systems, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Treasurer
Paul Engola
Independent Director, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
Directors
Hoyt Davidson
Founder and Managing Partner, Near Earth LLC
Wolfgang Duerr
Head of Global Business Space Exploration, Airbus Defence and Space
Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund
President, Committee on Space Research COSPAR
Tom Feeney
Of Council, GrayRobinson PA.
Dr. Robert Fleming
Corporate Vice President & President, Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Dr. Kam Ghaffarian
CEO and Founder, IBX
Lt. Gen. Samuel A. Greaves, USAF (Ret.)
Former Director, Missile Defense Agency
Hélène Huby
CEO & Founder, The Exploration Company
Robert Lightfoot
President, Space, Lockheed Martin
Tanya Pemberton
Executive Vice President, The Aerospace Corporation
Col. Peter B. Trainer, USAF (Ret.)
Managing Director, Elara Nova
Ed Zoiss
President, Space & Airborne Systems, L3Harris Technologies
New Generation Space Leader
Lindsay Papsidero
Director Civil & Commercial Business Development, Astrobotic Technology
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.)
John B. Higginbotham
The Honorable Kenneth B. Kramer
Lon C. Levin
The Honorable Jaime Oaxaca
Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF (Ret.)
Kathryn C. Thornton, Ph.D.
The Honorable Robert S. Walker
Jeffrey Grant
Space Foundation Founders
J. Braxton Carter
The Honorable William Hybl
The Honorable Kenneth B. Kramer
Life Directors
The Honorable Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Richard F. Ambrose
Anita M. Antenucci
The Honorable Barbara M. Barrett
Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Ph.D.
Christopher U. Browne
Alice Bunn, Ph.D.
Jaleh Daie, Ph.D.
John W. Elbon
Gary W. Ervin
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.
Joanne M. Maguire
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.)
Lauren Smith
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
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
A. Thomas Young
Space Foundation Leadership
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Heather Pringle, Maj Gen, USAF (Ret.), PhD
Chief Executive Officer
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Holly Roberts
Chief Financial Officer
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Pedro Almeida
Chief of Staff
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Melanie Stricklan
Executive Director of Space Workforce For Tomorrow (SWFT)
Melanie Stricklan is the inaugural Executive Director of Space
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Meghan Allen
Senior Vice President of Washington Operations
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Thomas Dorame
Senior Vice President — Symposium 365 Division
Thomas Dorame leads Symposium 365, the premier source for media and events in the global space…
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Steve Eisenhart
Senior Vice President – Strategic & International Affairs
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Elizabeth Y. Wagner
Senior Vice President – Strategic Partnerships
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Richard B. Cooper
Vice President – Strategic Communications & Outreach
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Rob Henderson
Vice President – Operations
As Space Foundation Vice President – Operations, Rob plays a pivotal role within the organization that ties multiple departments of Space Foundation together. He is responsible for overall logistical…
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Kelli Kedis Ogborn
Vice President – Space Commerce & Entrepreneurship
As Space Foundation Vice President – Space Commerce & Entrepreneurship, Kelli Kedis Ogborn is responsible for…
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Tyler Mandroian
Vice President – Digital Marketing
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Suzanne Sakai Musgrave
Vice President — Development
Suzanne is a nonprofit management professional with 30 years of experience advancing the goals of nonprofit…
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