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Pam Melroy

Col. Pamela Ann Melroy

Strategic Advisor

Also NASA Deputy Director, Space Shuttle Flight Commander, Test Pilot, and International Speaker.

Col. Pamela Ann Melroy acted as Deputy Director of NASA from 2021-2025, managing a 25bn annual budget and more than 17’000 employees. Prior to this role, she was Deputy Director at the Tactical Technology Office at DARPA, and held senior management roles at the FAA and Lockheed Martin.

Pam is an experienced board member, consultant and strategic advisor with a proven international history.

Organization

Pam defined NASA’s Moon to Mars, Space Sustainability, Climate, and AI Strategy. She also held strategic roles at Lockheed Martin, DARPA, FAA and co-founded the Australian Space Agency.

Her focus areas lie in:

Future Technologies
International Collaboration
Risk Management and Culture
Strategy in Low-Predictability Environments

Technology

Pam served as Deputy Director at the Tactical Technology Office at DARPA. Prior, she was a jet pilot and astronaut who helped build the International Space Station.

Her focus areas lie in:

Space Systems & Aerospace Technologies
Advanced Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems
Technology Policy, Standards & Governance

Leadership

As one of only two women to have commanded a Space Shuttle and later as NASA’s Deputy Director, Pam managed 17’000 employees and helped to shape U.S. space policy.

Her focus areas lie in:

Building High-Performing Teams
Change Management in Turbulent Times
Innovation and Fast-Moving Environments
International Collaboration

Previous Board & Strategic Engagements

Australian Space Agency Advisory Board

US National Space Council User Advisory Group

US National Academy of Engineering Aeronautics and Space Engineering Advisory Board (Chair)

Planetary Science Institute (Vice Chair)

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.

Australian Remote Operations for Space Earth Consortium (founding board member)

The Aerospace Corporation

Wellesley College

Myriota Pty LTd

Venus Aerospace, Inc.

Biography

Col. Pam Melroy is a senior aerospace executive with government and industry experience across civil, commercial, and national security space. She is the former Deputy Administrator of NASA, a former NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle commander, and a retired US Air Force test pilot.

Melroy was commissioned in the United States Air Force and served as a KC-10 copilot, aircraft commander, and instructor pilot. Melroy is a veteran of Operation Just Cause and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, with over 200 combat and combat support hours. She attended the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. She was assigned to the C-17 initial test team as a test pilot until her selection for the Astronaut Program. She has logged more than 6,000 hours flight time in more than 50 different aircraft.

Melroy was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in March 1995. She flew three missions in space: as Space Shuttle pilot during STS-92 in 2000 and STS-112 in 2002, and as Space Shuttle Commander during STS-120 in 2007. All three missions were assembly missions to build the International Space Station. She has logged more than 38 days in space and was one of only two women to command the Space Shuttle. She was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2021.

Colonel Melroy retired from the Air Force in 2007, and left NASA in August 2009. After NASA, she served in executive roles at Lockheed Martin, the Federal Aviation Administration, DARPA, Nova Systems Pty, and on multiple boards. In 2021 she was appointed by President Biden as the Deputy Administrator of NASA, serving until January 2025, where she was leading the formation of the Moon to Mars Strategy, the Commercial LEO Microgravity Strategy, the NASA Space Sustainability Strategy, the NASA Climate Strategy, and the NASA AI Strategy. She now serves as President and Managing Partner for MH Technology Partners, a consulting firm.

Melroy supported the initiation and development of the Australian Space Agency.

Melroy is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, and the Royal Aeronautical Society. She is a Member of the US National Academy of Engineering.

Melroy is a popular speaker on topics such as the future of space, leadership, strategy and change management, and the state of the space industry.