Melanie Clift

Melanie Clift joined the space industry in 2012 following a decade in various roles across supply chain, logistics and M&A in FTSE 100 oil and gas and financial services companies. She has worked across programme management, business development and sales within academia, prime and start-ups within the space industry across both satellite manufacturing and data supply and analytics.

Now Director of Defence and Security at the Satellite Applications Catapult, her strong focus on defence and dual-use space capabilities is driving the development of the Catapult’s capability to support UK industry in innovative delivery of the Defence Space Strategy.