SSPI's 20 Under 35
SSPI's annual list of "20 Under 35" features 20 employees and entrepreneurs to keep your eye on in coming years. They were selected from nominations submitted by the membership and evaluated by the same panel of judges who name winners of the Promise Awards. They represent, quite simply, the best of us in the years ahead.
The "20 Under 35" are honored each year at For more information on the SSPI Promise and Mentor Awards, click here.
SSPI's Future Leaders Dinner. At the Dinner, SSPI presents the three top-ranked members of the 20 Under 35 with a Promise Award, recognizing them as leaders of their year's cohort, and honors the Mentor of the Year for fostering young talent, both within his or her organization and throughout the industry.
Nominations are Open
Nominations are now open for the 2023 “20 Under 35” cohort and the 2023 Mentor of the Year! You can fill out an online nomination form or download a Word-based nomination form and submit it via email. Nominations are due by July 17, 2023.
2023 “20 Under 35” Nomination Form
Access the Online Nomination Form | Download the Nomination Form
2023 Mentor of the Year Nomination Form
Access the Online Nomination Form | Download the Nomination Form
The 2022 "20 Under 35"
SSPI honored the fifth annual "20 Under 35" list at the Future Leaders Celebration on October 12, 2022.
Chiara Cocchiara
EUMETSAT
Promise Award Recipient
Donya Naz Divsaler
Caidin Biotechnologies
Promise Award Recipient
Dr. Anthony Yuen
Space Generation Advisory Council
Promise Award Recipient
Saroj Kumar
University of Alabama at Huntsville
Dr. Vivek Muralidharan
University of Luxembourg
Mariam Naseem
University of Maryland, College Park
Jenna Tiwana
ispace
Nathan Tat
KBR
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Future Leaders Celebration
This annual event celebrates the 20 Under 35 young employees and entrepreneurs to watch in the coming years, honoring the top three of them with Promise Awards and one industry veteran as Mentor of the Year. Click here to learn more.