COMMUNITY

The Karman Community is made up of Members who are highly curated global leaders in technology, science, business, politics and the arts who want to positively impact space. Members take up one or more equally important roles.

Member Roles

Karman Fellows
Fellows are a new generation change-makers and global leaders who are below 45 years old with potential to positively impact space.

Selection Board
The Selection Board consists of 20 highly respected and successful professionals who help select a new cohort of Fellows each year.

Karman Team
The Karman Team provides day-to-day operations and community management on behalf of the Karman Project.

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Chairman

Chris Boshuizen

Operating Partner

DCVC

Chris was the co-founder of Planet Labs, a company providing unprecedented daily, global mapping of our changing planet from space.

Fellow

Chairman

Christopher Richins

Co-founder & CEO

RBC-Signals

Christopher Richins is Founder and CEO of RBC Signals, a provider of global satellite communication "infrastructure as a service."

Fellow

Chairman

Fabien Jordan

Founder & CEO

Astrocast

Fabien Jordan is widely recognized for his work on Switzerland’s first satellite, SwissCube, a highly successful educational mission.

Fellow

Chairman

Katherine Bennell

Assistant Director PCD

Australian Space Agency

As Assistant Director for the Program and Capability Directorate of the newly established Australian Space Agency, Katherine leads a team to develop the Australian Space Agency’s first roadmaps, which will guide the advancement of the country’s space capability over the next decade.

Fellow

Chairman

Lynette Tan

Chief Executive

Singapore Space & Technology

Lynette is the CEO of the Singapore Space and Technology Limited, and co-founder and Executive Director of the Singapore Space & Technology Association (SSTA).

Fellow

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Chairman

Jean-Jacques Dordain

Former Director-General of ESA

Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain was Director General of the European Space Agency between 2003 and 2015. He has honorary functions as Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation and Chancellor of the International Space University.

Selection Board

Chairman

Alfred Véricel

Managing Partner

Red River West

Alfred is co-founder and managing partner of Red River West which he founded in partnership with Artemis Group. With a first fund at 120M euros closed in 2017, Red River West is a cross border Venture Capital company dedicated to the most successful European startups.

Selection Board

Chairman

Antonin Baudry

Film Director

Antonin Baudry first made himself known as a diplomat: he held the position of ambassador of French culture and president of the French Institute, and was also cultural counselor of France to the United States.

Selection Board

Chairman

Charles-Henri Levaillant

Advisor to the Chairman & CEO

LVMH

Charles-Henri Levaillant is currently Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of LVMH. Prior to this role he acted between 2013 and 2019 as General Manager of several businesses of the Chemical company SOLVAY, in the field of Peroxides, Phenol and bio-products.

Selection Board

Chairman

Clay Mowry

VP Global Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience

Blue Origin

Clay Mowry is vice president for global sales at Blue Origin, a private space company developing reusable launch vehicles and technologies that dramatically improve access to space for people and payloads.

Selection Board

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Chairman

Hélène Huby

Chairman

Karman Project

Currently VP Orion European Service Module, Helene was Head of Innovation at Airbus Defence & Space where she grew a portfolio of 20+ new profitable businesses, laid the foundations of A^3 and Airbus Ventures in Silicon Valley.

Karman Team

Chairman

Artur Koop

Treasurer

Karman Project

Artur is the Avionics and Power Subsystem Lead of the Orion European Service Module at Airbus Defence and Space. He held several thermal & propulsion engineering positions beforehand.

Karman Team

Chairman

Hannah Ashford

Director, Fellowship & Community

Karman Project

Hannah oversees the Community Department at Factory Berlin, Germany’s leading innovation community of 3,500+ ambitious and international creators from the tech, creative and corporate industries.

Karman Team

Chairman

Ke Wang

Director, Operations & Growth

Karman Project

Ke is CEO of Disrupt Space, a platform which provides business cooperation opportunities for commercial space companies globally.

Karman Team

Chairman

Magni Johannsson

Director, Startups

Karman Project

Magni is a Swedish-Icelandic entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Disrupt Space where he fostered the growth of the entrepreneurial space ecosystem in Europe.

Karman Team