Robert Meyerson

Director

 

Rob Meyerson has served on the board of directors at Axiom Space since 2021. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Interlune and an angel investor, advisor, and director for companies including Hermeus, Hadrian, ABL Space, Sceye, Starfish Space, and others. 

Meyerson is the former president of Blue Origin and grew the company from its founding to a more than 1500-person organization between 2003 and 2018. At Blue Origin, Meyerson and his team were awarded the Robert J. Collier Trophy from the National Aeronautic Association in 2016 and the Space Flight Award from the American Astronautical Society in 2017. Prior to joining Blue Origin, Meyerson was a senior manager at Kistler Aerospace and began his career as an aerodynamicist at NASA Johnson Space Center.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Houston. He is an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics fellow, a trustee of the Museum of Flight in Seattle and a member of the University of Michigan College of Engineering Leadership Advisory Board.