Grand Strategy – The Role of the UK Space Agency

Ian joined the UK Space Agency in January 2020 as Deputy Chief Executive for Programme Delivery, responsible for overseeing the major National space programmes including Spaceflight, Regulatory Control and the UK Space Based PNT Programme and as a deputy to the current Chief Executive.

Previously Ian was Assistant Chief of Staff for Information Warfare and Chief Information Officer for the Royal Navy. He was SRO for 3 major programmes and also commissioned the Royal Navy’s first digital and data lab, delivering an Artificial Intelligence, using Agile methodology.

Earlier appointments include Joint Forces Command, as Programme Director for Skynet 6, the Ministry of Defence Central Staff and British Defence Staff in Washington, DC. He served in six warships as a Weapon Engineer.

Ian has BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a MSc in Guided Weapon Systems. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, an MPLA Alumnus of the Said Business School, Oxford and a member of the Royal College of Defence Studies.  Outside of work he is a keen aerobatic flyer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.