Leadership
Space Foundation Board of Directors

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
President and CEO, Associated Industries of Florida
Member-at-Large
CAPT Frank L. Culbertson, Jr, USN (Ret.)
President, Higher Flight LLC
Directors
Christopher U. Browne
Deputy Director, National Air and Space Museum
Alice Bunn, Ph.D.
Director of Policy, UK Space Agency
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, The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Launch (BDS)
Hoyt Davidson
Founder and Managing Partner, Near Earth LLC
Paul Engola
Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of Business Partnerships, Leidos
William Gattle
President, Space Systems, L3Harris
Lt. Gen. Samuel A. Greaves, USAF (Ret.)
Former Director, Missile Defense Agency
Blake E. Larson
Corporate Vice President and President Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Jeanne Meserve
Former Correspondent, CNN and ABC News
New Generation Space Leader
Lauren Smith
Operations Manager, Ground Enterprise Systems Operating Unit, Northrop Grumman
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.
Joanne M. Maguire
Fritz Merkle, Ph.D.
The Honorable Bill Nelson
P.J. O’Rourke
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.)
Dr. Hans Mark
Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford, USAF (Ret.)
VADM Richard H. Truly, USN (Ret.)
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
A. Thomas Young
Space Foundation Leadership
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Thomas E. Zelibor, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer
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Shelli Brunswick
Chief Operating Officer
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Holly Roberts
Chief Financial Officer
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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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Thomas Dorame
Senior Vice President — Symposium 365 Division
Thomas Dorame leads Symposium 365, the premier source for media and events in the global space ecosystem…
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Jane Rasplicka
Vice President – Finance and Accounting
As Space Foundation Vice President – Finance and Accounting, Jane Rasplicka is responsible for…
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Kevin Orangers
Executive Director – Space Foundation Discovery Center
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