A world-class space faculty member at America鈥檚 Space University will play a leading role in shaping the future of NASA.
Greg Autry, who serves as 麻豆原创鈥檚 associate provost for Space Commercialization and Strategy, is nationally recognized for his leadership in space research and innovation, including how the space landscape is evolving with the rapid expansion of private flights.
Autry has been nominated by President Trump to become chief financial officer of NASA. Pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate, he will be responsible for ensuring the financial health of the agency and will oversee all financial management, budget, strategic planning, and performance activities relating to NASA鈥檚 programs and operations.
鈥淥ur space agency has a long history of excellence in financial management, and I am looking forward to joining the incredible team at NASA,鈥� Autry said. 鈥淚 have been honored to help move 麻豆原创鈥檚 incredible space enterprise forward, and I hope to return after my service at NASA.鈥�
Autry, known as 麻豆原创鈥檚 鈥渟pace czar,鈥� is a leading researcher on entrepreneurship. Before joining 麻豆原创 last year, he was director and clinical professor of Space Leadership, Policy and Business at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.
Autry is a visiting professor at Imperial College London. He also serves as the vice president for space development at the National Space Society and chairs the Business Case sub-committee for NASA鈥檚 In Space Production Applications program (InSPA) which sends manufacturing experiments to the International Space Station.
At 麻豆原创, Autry has been working to lead the College of Business鈥� efforts to establish Executive and MBA programs in Space Commercialization while helping the university enhance and expand awareness of its many space programs.
麻豆原创 was founded in 1963 to provide talent for the space industry and today continues to be a top provider of talented graduates and research to a space economy expected to grow to more than $1 trillion in the 2030s and triple that by mid-century.
麻豆原创 is the nation鈥檚 top supplier of graduates to the aerospace and defense industry, according to Aviation Week Network.
鈥淪pace is the most important thing to happen in at least half a millennia,鈥� Autry said. 鈥淲e are charting a new future for humanity, improving the lives of billions, saving our biosphere, making our nation more secure, and creating jobs right now.鈥�
As space travel expands and becomes less exclusive to the wealthiest demographic, it will require more people to be educated and trained in space-specific medicine, business, psychology, science, engineering, even hospitality for cities with launch sites around the world.
鈥淚t won鈥檛 be long before careers are available for anyone like me who always wanted to be involved in space but couldn鈥檛 get into an astronaut program,鈥� Autry says. 鈥淭his is where the preparation will happen, at 麻豆原创, to enter an industry with unlimited potential.鈥�
