Lesley Conn is Senior Manager of Research & Analysis for the Space Foundation, which produces The Space Report and related online content. Working in-house with Becki Yukman and Matt Christine, she writes, edits and coordinates content with contributing writers to develop insight, data, and analysis across the full spectrum of the space industry. Prior to joining the Foundation, she was a writer and editor for Gulfstream Aerospace. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, she previously worked as an investigative newspaper reporter and editor.

As Space Foundation CEO, Tom Zelibor leads one of world’s premier nonprofit organizations solely dedicated to supporting space activities, space professionals and education initiatives that open space access and opportunity for all.

Chairman, Board of Directors Space Foundation Former Sector Vice President and General Manager, Space Systems, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Jeffrey Grant has served on the Space Foundation board since 2014, becoming Member at Large in 2018, and elected Vice Chairman in 2019. Grant retired as Sector Vice President and General Manager of Space Systems at…

Dorit Donoviel, Ph.D., serves as Executive Director for the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), a NASA-funded cooperative agreement with a consortium led by Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, TX and includes the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. Under Dr. Donoviel’s leadership, the mission of TRISH is to lead a national effort in translating cutting edge emerging terrestrial biomedical research and technology development into applied space flight human risk mitigation strategies for human exploration missions. Prior to TRISH, Dr. Donoviel served as deputy chief scientist and Industry Forum Lead for the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI). Before her work with TRISH and NSBRI, Dr. Donoviel worked in the private sector, where she led metabolism drug discovery programs at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals in Houston, TX.

Jeanne Meserve is a homeland security expert and analyst, a sought-after moderator and media coach, and an award-winning journalist. During her career as a correspondent and anchor with CNN and ABC Jeanne Meserve earned the profession’s highest honors, including two Emmys and the Edward R. Murrow Award. She also contributed to two CNN Peabody Awards.

Rich Cooper joined the Space Foundation in September 2018 and is based at its Washington, D.C., office. He oversees all strategic communications for the Space Foundation and leads the team that is telling the story of the next human adventure in space. His team includes Communications, Research & Analysis, Creative Services, Space Certification and the Space Technology Hall of Fame.

Jacqueline (Jackie) Schmoll is general manager for the Mission Solutions division in the Space Systems sector within the L3Harris Technologies Space and Airborne Systems segment. Space and Airborne Systems provides mission solutions for space and airborne domain with defense, intelligence and commercial applications.

When the Apollo missions were announced, Kranz was assigned as Flight Director for all the odd numbered missions. This included Apollo 11, with Kranz present in the control room when Armstrong and Aldrin stepped on to the surface of the Moon. He is most famous, however, for his role in the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission as it was his leadership of the mission team that enabled the astronauts to safely return home.