Natalya Bailey is CEO of Accion Systems, a company that provides in-space propulsion engines for satellites and spacecraft. Natalya completed her doctorate degree in space propulsion at MIT, where she helped invent the first working prototype of an ion engine technology for small satellites, this served as the foundation for Accion Systems. She is also an investor and operating partner in XFactor Ventures 2, a female-led venture fund investing in companies with a female founder.