Selection Board Member
Clay Mowry
President
International Astronautical Federation
Clay Mowry has worked for over 25 years in the commercial launch and satellite sectors serving in government, as the leader of an industry trade association and as a senior executive for leading space companies. He led the business development team at Voyager Space as Chief Revenue Officer where he was responsible for driving organic growth in the commercial, civil and national security markets.
He previously served for five years as Vice President for Global Sales at Blue Origin. His mission was to provide commercial and government customers with
safe and affordable commercial space transportation services with the reusable New Glenn orbital and New Shepard suborbital launch vehicles.
Clay worked for 15 years as the President and Chairman of Arianespace, Inc. As the head of the Arianespace’s U.S. subsidiary, he was responsible for managing the company’s sales, marketing, strategy, government relations and communications activities. He served as the founding Executive Director of the Satellite Industry Association, a non-profit alliance of U.S. satellite operators, manufacturers, and ground equipment suppliers. Clay has served for over two decades as an IAF volunteer. Prior to assuming the Federation Presidency, he was a Special Advisor to the IAF President, Chair of the Industry Relations Committee, and Vice President for Finance.