Blue Origin Announces
Board Of Advisors
December 1, 2020
Blue Origin announced the
formation of its Board of Advisors, which
includes notable former government space leaders
and industry executives. The Board will provide
strategic counsel on the company’s mission to
radically reduce the cost of access to space and
the utilization of in-space resources. In doing
so, the Board will further advance Blue Origin’s
vision of millions of people living and working
in space to benefit the Earth.
“We are so proud to have
attracted this amazingly talented group of
experts. This Board will help us drive our
mission forward, provide us guidance on our key
initiatives and serve as strategic advisors to
our leadership team,” said Bob Smith, Chief
Executive Officer of Blue Origin.
The Blue Origin Advisory
Board members are:
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The Honorable Kari A. Bingen – Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
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Dr. Charles Elachi – Former Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Dr. Dan Hastings – Aeronautics and Astronautics Department Head, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and former Chief Scientist, U.S. Air Force
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Major General Sue Mashiko, USAF (Ret.) – Former Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office
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Todd May – Senior Vice President, Space and Mission Solutions, KBR and former Director, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
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Bill Smith – Former President, Primex Technologies Aerospace Division
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The Honorable Heather Wilson – President, University of Texas at El Paso, former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, and former Member, U.S. House of Representatives