William Watson

United States

Bio

William Watson is presently Executive Director of the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF). He endeavors to create new business relationships for the Foundation and to communicate their vision. Will Chaired NewSpace 2008 and NewSpace 2007 in DC and was part of the SFF's management team during NewSpace 2006 in Vegas.

Before the Foundation, Will worked for the Tauri Group as an analyst on the Space Foundation's The Space Report and on spaceport related business development. Mr. Watson's professional involvement with the NewSpace industry started with his graduate placement at the Transformational Space Corporation, LLC (t/Space).

Will received his Master's in Space Management (MSM) from the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, France. The MSM graduate program focuses on aerospace business, marketing and law. Prior to ISU, Mr. Watson received a BA in Russian Literature & History from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has studied in Moscow at Lomonosov University and as part of the Institute for Biomedical Problems' Summer space program.

Contact Information

Email: wwatson@spacefrontierfoundation.org