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Elizabeth Barrios is a NASA Space Technology Research Fellow and PhD candidate at the University of Central Florida. She has worked as a materials engineer at NASA under the Pathways program since 2015 and is set to complete her PhD at the end of 2020. Outside of her research, Elizabeth is the SGAC regional coordinator for North and Central America, as well as being on the SEDS USA board of advisors.

Andrew Sloan is the Founder and creative director of Cosma Schema. Cosma Schema is a branding and design agency dedicated to working with space companies. They have developed logos, websites, and much more for some of the most popular new space companies, including a few that have been featured on SEDScast!

Danielle Wood is a Professor at the MIT Media Lab with a joint appointment from the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. She is also the leader of the Space Enabled Research Group at MIT, which works to advance justice on Earth using designs enabled by space. Dr. Wood completed her PhD at MIT in 2012 and went on to work at NASA and Johns Hopkins before returning to MIT as a Professor. Danielle is on the Board of Advisors for SEDS USA and a mentor for the Brooke Owens Fellowship.

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Danielle Wood is a Professor at the MIT Media Lab with a joint appointment from the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. She is also the leader of the Space Enabled Research Group at MIT, which works to advance justice on Earth using designs enabled by space. Dr. Wood completed her PhD at MIT in 2012 and went on to work at NASA and Johns Hopkins before returning to MIT as a Professor. Danielle is on the Board of Advisors for SEDS USA and a mentor for the Brooke Owens Fellowship.

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Charles Miller is the CEO of Lynk Global, Inc. Lynk is a space startup focused on developing satellite technology that can connect directly to mobile phones. In February of 2020, Lynk became the first company to send a text message directly to a normal cell phone. Prior to Lynk, Charles was a senior advisor in NASA’s Commercial Space division. Charles has also co-founded a series of space organizations including NanoRacks LLC and ProSpace.

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Richard French is the Director of Business Development and Strategy for Space Systems at Rocket Lab. Richard was recently promoted to this role after serving as Rocket Lab’s Director of Global Government Launch Services. Prior to his time at Rocket Lab, Richard spent 12 years at NASA JPL and HQ. Richard holds his bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering and master's degree in Space Systems from the University of Michigan.

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Negar Feher is the Vice President of Business Development at Momentus Space. Momentus is a space startup that provides last mile services for satellites, providing their customers with the exact orbit needed for their satellites to succeed. Negar is responsible for running the customer side of Momentus, including sales, marketing and business expansion. Prior to joining, Negar worked at Space Systems Loral, which is now part of Maxar, and Lockheed Martin. She holds a master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Stanford.

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Aaron Burnett is the founder of Spaced Ventures which is a public equity investment platform for space companies. Aaron comes from a finance and marketing background, and is also a self-pronounced “lifelong space geek.” He was spurred by the first Falcon Heavy launch in 2018 to get involved in the space industry. Aaron created Spaced Ventures to enable public investment in space and help more space startups succeed.

Reuben Sorensen is the cofounder and CEO of R2 Space. R2 is a smallsat company that develops and operates SAR satellites for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Reuben has a long history of working in ISR. His first job following his PhD was technology officer for Navy Seal teams. Reuben then spent several years working on radar and space technology for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Planet Labs before founding R2 Space.

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Justus Kilian is Principal at Space Capital and Founder of Space Talent. Space Capital is a space-focused venture capital firm in Manhattan. Space Talent is a web platform designed to connect people with space companies. Justus has a deep background in investment, having worked as an analyst at Merrill Lynch and then as an impact investor in Africa and Asia. Justus holds an MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.

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