Ronald Birk
Principal Director, Space Enterprise Evolution
The Aerospace Corporation
- Ronald J. Birk has 43 years’ experience in management, business development, program management, and strategic planning associated with advancing aerospace systems in the national interest. His experience includes developing programs, sensors, advanced capabilities for emerging needs, national and international plans for Earth observation systems to improve decision support for societal benefits. He held senior leadership roles for aerospace programs for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Sverdrup Technologies, EarthWatch, and Intermap Inc.
- Birk joined The Aerospace Corporation in 2017 as Associate Principal Director of the Development Directorate in the Civil Systems Group. His focus is on development associated with emerging drivers and national priorities for space and related complex systems through strategic planning and relationships with partners, customers, and collaborators across the space enterprise.
- Prior to joining Aerospace, Mr. Birk served as Director of Business Development for Civil and Military Systems for Northrop Grumman, and Director of the Applied Sciences Program for NASA.
- Birk began his technical career in 1986 at the Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Company, where he served as a Supervisor of the Advanced Sensor Development Laboratory at NASA’s Stennis Space Center.
- Birk serves as President on the Board of the American Astronautical Society and Co-Chair of the Washington Executive Space Council.
- Center for Space Policy and Strategy Partner co-authoring multiple publications.
- Earned a B.S. in Physics from the University of Notre Dame.
Related Sessions
New Frontiers Track
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
10:00 am - 4:45 pm
Track: Track Program