Via Satellite presents six nominees for the 2021 Satellite Executive of the Year award, to be announced at the Via Satellite awards luncheon at SATELLITE 2022 on March 23.
Carissa Christensen, CEO of BryceTech — Created the first “Satellite Industry Indicators” report for the Satellite Industry Association. BryceTech ranked No. 10 on Washington Technology’s Fast 50, with a CAGR near 110 percent. The company changed its name from Bryce Space and Technology to BryceTech in 2021 and serves the DoD, DHS, and NASA.
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John Serafini, CEO of HawkEye 360 — Led the commercial space-based RF mapping company to double its revenues in 2021, close contracts worth more than $50 million including a five-year NGA deal, raise over $200 million in two funding rounds, and add six satellites to its constellation.
Neil Masterson, CEO of OneWeb — Guided OneWeb from post-bankruptcy recovery to signing distribution agreements with AT&T, BT, Northwestel, and Alaska Communications, while growing the LEO constellation and establishing the company as a flagship of the U.K. space sector.
Nobu Okada, CEO of Astroscale — Led the ELSA-d mission’s successful magnetic capture demonstration in August 2021, signed partnerships with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the UK Space Agency, and raised close to $110 million in Astroscale’s largest funding round, bringing total financing to $300 million.
Tina Ghataore, CCO of Mynaric — Drove U.S. business development, signing SpaceLink, Cloud Constellation, Capella Space, Northrop Grumman (valued at $35 million+), and DARPA’s Space-BACN program as customers. Oversaw Mynaric’s Nasdaq listing.
Sara Spangelo, CEO of Swarm Technologies — Co-founded and led Swarm’s IoT network of sandwich-sized satellites to go live at $5/month per device — four to 20 times cheaper than comparable satellite offerings — prompting SpaceX to make its first known satellite company acquisition. VS
