Skip to Main Content

Leadership Interviews

Industry leaders share their insights on their own career paths and the essentials of hiring, management and leadership.

Featured Interviews

Joe Spytek

CEO of Speedcast and 2023 Hall of Fame Inductee

David Kagan

CEO of Globalstar and 2023 Hall of Fame Inductee

Outside In

A Conversation with Members of the 2022 “20 Under 35” Cohort

Steve Bates

Director of Systems Engineering at Maxar and 2022 Mentor of the Year

Current Interviews

Chiara Cocchiara

Systems Operations Engineer at EUMETSAT and 2022 Promise Award Recipient

Dr. Anthony Yuen

Chair of SGAC and 2022 Promise Award Recipient

Donya Naz Divsaler

Co-Founder and CEO of Caidin Biotechnologies and 2022 Promise Award Recipient

Professor Robert Twiggs

Emeritus Professor – Astronautics at Morehead State Univ. and 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee

Steve Spengler

Former CEO of Intelsat and 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee

Dr. William S. Marshall, Robert H. Schingler and Dr. Christopher R. Boshuizen

Co-Founders of Planet Labs PBC and 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees

Frank DiBello

President and CEO of Space Florida and 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee

Raven Moreland

Ball Aerospace Spacecraft Power Systems Engineer and 2021 Promise Award Recipient

Sydney Hamilton

Boeing Structures Stress Engineering Manager and 2021 Promise Award Recipient

Kelsey Doerksen

Planet Space Systems Engineer in Satellite Operations and 2021 Promise Award Recipient

Donna Potter

Maxar Technologies Former Senior Executive Director of Research and Development (Now Retired) and 2021 Mentor of the Year

Jim L. Oliver

Founder, Owner and CEO of AvL Technologies and 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee

Kathryn L. Lueders

Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA and 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee

Peter B. de Selding

Co-Founder and Chief Editor of SpaceIntelReport and 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee

Brittany Zimmerman

Paragon Space Development Principal Investigator and Aerospace Engineer and 2020 Promise Award Recipient

Brittany Zajic

Planet Business Development and Disaster Response Operations Lead and 2020 Promise Award Recipient

Taylor Kerl

Maxar Technologies Systems Engineer and 2020 Promise Award Recipient

Craig Clark

AAC Clyde Space Founder and CSO

Tory Bruno

United Launch Systems President & CEO and 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee

Steve Collar

SES CEO and 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee

Paul Gaske

Hughes Network Systems Executive VP and General Manager for North America and 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee

Matt Desch

Iridium Communications CEO and 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee

Greg Wyler

OneWeb Founder and Executive Chairman and 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee

Henry Goldberg

Partner at Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright and 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee

Sir Martin Sweeting

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Founder and Executive Chairman

Robert Lyon

Maxar Technologies Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Flight Assurance and 2019 Mentor of the Year

Daniel Alvarez

Millennium Space Systems Space Mission Program Manager and 2019 Promise Award Recipient

Julian Horvath

Iridium Principal Engineer for Satellite Operations & Ground Development and 2019 Promise Award Recipient

Natalia Larrea Brito

Euroconsult Senior Affiliate Consultant and 2019 Promise Award Recipient

Jillian Gorsuch

SSL Additive Manufacturing Technology Manager and 2018 Promise Award Recipient

Theodore McDonald

SpaceX Raptor Test Manager and 2018 Promise Award Recipient

Mike Safyan

Planet VP of Launch and 2018 Promise Award Recipient

Kay Sears

Lockheed Martin Vice-President and General Manager for Military Space

Mark Dankberg

Viasat Chairman and CEO and 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee

Gwynne Shotwell

SpaceX President and COO and 2018 Hall of Fame Inductee

Terry Hart

Professor and Former Astronaut and 2018 Hall of Fame Inductee

Otto Hoernig, Jr.

Founder of Spacelink International and 2018 Hall of Fame Inductee

Jorge Villarreal Schutz

Elara Comunicaciones Founder and CEO and 2017 Mentor of the Year

Ryan Carlisle

SpaceX Senior Manager for Launch Mechanical Systems and 2017 Promise Award Recipient

Joyeeta Chatterjee

Reed Smith Project Manager and 2017 Promise Award Recipient

Jamal A. Madni

Boeing Satellite Systems Program Manager & Chief Architect for Special Projects and 2017 Promise Award Recipient

Dr. Walter Scott

DigitalGlobe Founder and CTO and 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

James Monroe III

Globalstar Chairman and CEO and 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Thomas Choi

ABS Global Co-Founder and CEO and 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

David Myers

Datapath President and CEO and 2016 Mentor of the Year

Dr. Jennifer Dawson

SSL Director of Marketing & Sales and 2016 Promise Award Recipient

Pascale Dumit

SES Manager of Spectrum Management and Development for the Americas and 2016 Promise Award Recipient

Erin Feller

Boeing Network & Space Systems Advanced Government Space Systems Project Manager and 2016 Promise Award Recipient

Podcast

Making Leaders episodes feature conversations with executives and rising star employees who offer insights on their career paths, their management practices and what it takes to succeed.

Newest Podcast: A Conversation with 2023 Promise Award Recipient Julie Newman

More Podcasts →

With Thanks to Our Corporate Partners