Thank you for joining us on the panel discussion with author Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau, joined with Clay Mowry(AIAA) and Tina Highfill(DoC/BEA).
The event was moderated by Dr. Scott Pace, Director of the Space Policy Institute.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Matt Weinzierl is a professor at Harvard Business School, serving as Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program, and the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration. He is the founder of the Economics of Space project and the SPACE course at HBS, and he serves as a frequent advisor on space to government agencies, companies, and investors. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and previously he worked at McKinsey & Company and the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Throughout this work, he seeks to use the tools of economics to help humanity responsibly realize the promise of space.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Brendan Rosseau is a Strategy Manager for Orbital Launch at Blue Origin. He previously served as a Teaching Fellow and Research Associate at Harvard Business School, and as a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton supporting Space Systems Command. He has been recognized by several industry groups as a leading young professional in the space industry, and is dedicated to using space technologies to bring about a more prosperous, peaceful, and expansive future.
PANELIST GUEST
Dr. Tina Highfill is a Senior Research Economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce.
In her 20+ years at the BEA, Dr. Highfill has led critical, nonpartisan research informing our understanding of the U.S. economy, including the development of new U.S. economic statistics, including gross domestic product (GDP) and gross output for small businesses, the space economy, the digital economy, and environmental goods and services. Dr. Highfill is particularly known for her expertise in measuring and understanding the space economy, a topic on which she’s published several leading papers. Dr. Highfill received her doctorate from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Master’s from Johns Hopkins, and a Bachelor’s from Virginia Tech.
PANELIST GUEST
Clay Mowry is the CEO of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and a globally recognized space industry executive.
Before joining AIAA, Clay’s career spanned the commercial launch and satellite sectors as a senior executive for leading space companies and trade associations. Clay currently also serves also as president of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the world’s leading space nonprofit. Clay has held executive leadership roles in the dynamic commercial space ecosystem, spurring innovation and achieving operational successes. Most recently, he served as an advisor to space habitation technology company Vast. Previously, he worked as chief revenue officer at Voyager Space, a satellite, national security, and space station technology company. Earlier, Clay led global sales at Blue Origin, providing commercial and government customers with safe and affordable space transportation services with the reusable New Shepard and New Glenn launch vehicles. He spent 15 years as president and chairman of Arianespace, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a leading global launch services company.
