Speakers

Dr. Michelle Parker is vice president and chief engineer for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). She leads engineering design and execution for the BDS product portfolio, with responsibility for technical integrity, safety, and compliance. Dr. Parker’s experience leading high-profile space programs spans several decades, with more than 25 years serving in roles of increasing responsibility within Boeing. Prior to her current role, she was vice president for the Space Mission Systems business, where she led strategic direction, program execution, and profit and loss for a portfolio that includes government and commercial satellites, space systems architecture, national security space programs, and ground systems, as well as subsidiaries Millennium Space Systems, Spectrolab, and Boeing Intelligence and Analytics. She has also served as vice president and deputy general manager for the Space & Launch division, where she oversaw the successful Operational Flight Test-2 of the CST-100 Starliner and delivery of the Boeing-built Space Launch System that powered NASA’s Artemis I mission. Before that, she was the Space & Launch chief engineer, providing technical leadership for the Space & Launch portfolio. Earlier in her career, she led the Satellite Development Center (SDC), the world’s largest satellite manufacturing facility that has produced more than 300 satellites to date.