Aerospace Business Executive, Policy Analyst and Thought Leader

Lori Garver is a renowned aerospace policy analyst, business executive & philanthropic founder, with experience leading innovative teams in government, non-profit and private sector organizations. Ms. Garver is the founder of Earthrise Alliance, an initiative to improve policy and technical solutions that utilize space data to address the climate crises. She is a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School, an Executive Residence at Bessemer Venture Partners, a Member of the Board of Hydrosat and an Advisory Board Member at World View. Garver co-founded the Brooke Owens Fellowship and serves as on the selection committee of the Pritzker Environmental Genius Award. Her memoir, Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age, will be released on June 7, 2022.

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Lori Garver is the founder of Earthrise Alliance, an initiative to improve policy and technical solutions that utilize space data to address the climate crises. She is a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School, an Executive Residence at Bessemer Venture Partners, a Member of the Board of Hydrosat and an Advisory Board Member at World View. Garver co-founded the Brooke Owens Fellowship and serves as on the selection committee of the Pritzker Environmental Genius Award. Her memoir, Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age, will be released on June 7, 2022.