Board of Advisors
Advisors from all parts of the expansive space industry help guide the SEDS USA board and staff by providing key insights and information regarding opportunities, activities, and leadership responsibilities.
William Pomerantz
Vice President of Special Projects at Virgin Orbit
Harvard SEDS 1998-2002
Current SEDS Chair of Advisors
Elizabeth Barrios
NASA Space Tech Fellow
U. Central Florida & NASA: Materials Engineer
Regional Coordinator: Space Generation Advisory Council
Robert Bell
Executive Director
Space & Satellite Professionals International
Grant Bonin
Senior VP, Business Development
Spaceflight Inc.
Ben Brockert
SEDS USA Advisor
Barrett S. Caldwell
Professor of IE (AAE, by courtesy) at Purdue
Director of NASA Indiana Space Grant Consortium
Bradley Cheetham
CEO, Advanced Space
David S. Cohen, Esq.
Owner of Cohen Law Firm, PPLC
John Conafay
Director of Business Development
Spaceflight Inc.
J.R. Edwards
Chief Technology Office
Manager of Human Space Flight Programs
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Jeff Foust
Senior Staff Writer
SpaceNews
Mike French
Vice President at Space Systems
Aerospace Industries Association
Dr. Tanya Harrison
Manager of Science Programs
Planet Labs
Therese Jones
Senior Director of Policy
Satellite Industry Association
Hannah Kerner
Assistant Research Professor University of Maryland at College Park
SEDS-USA Chair 2013-2015
Mike Kincaid
Associate Administrator
NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement at NASA Headquarters
Chris Lewicki
CEO
Planetary Resources
Kris Lehnhardt
Senior Faculty
Department of Emergency Medicine and Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Ryan McLinko
CTO
Astranis
Mark Mozena Ph.D.
Senior Director of Government Affairs
Carlos G. Niederstrasser
Systems Architect: Northrop Grumman
Former SEDS USA Vice Chair
Sian Proctor, Ph.D.
Geoscience Professor
CEO of Flight Ready Systems
Danielle Wood
Director of the Space Enabled Research Group
Assistant Professor of Media Arts & Sciences and Aeronautics and Astronautics Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Danielle Wood
Director of the Space Enabled Research Group
Assistant Professor of Media Arts & Sciences and Aeronautics and Astronautics Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology