Speakers

Mr. Clarke has held executive leadership positions with Astrobotic as the Vice President for Space Programs and with Sierra Space as the Director for Future Architectures. He was previously with NASA for 23 years and held many senior leadership positions within the human spaceflight, science, and aeronautics mission directorates, including the Deputy Associate Administrator for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and the first Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration. He also served as a senior policy analyst at the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).

Prior to his NASA career, Mr. Clarke held various engineering positions within the commercial space industry. He has over 41 years of experience in executive leadership; systems engineering; program and project management of scientific research programs, civil, national security space, and commercial satellite, launch vehicle, aircraft, and airspace programs; international partnerships; operations; acquisition; budget development and execution; policy development and implementation.

Mr. Clarke was awarded the Presidential Rank Award for sustained extraordinary accomplishments as a member of the NASA Senior Executive Service. He also was awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for outstanding leadership. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering technology and a Master of Science degree in industrial engineering from the University of Central Florida.