The Space Leadership Institute
An Elara Nova Foundation
Meet our team
The Space Leadership Institute is an Elara Nova Foundation program that convenes leaders to advance space, air and cyber policy in the United States
Kim Crider
Board Director
Michael Dickey
Board Director
Eddie Papczun
Board Director
Roger Teague
Board Director
Our Purpose
A program under a 501(c)3 nonprofit, the Elara Nova Foundation, The Space Leadership Institute exists to close the gap between declared space, air and cyber imperatives and the policy to implement them by convening the right people, in the right setting, to turn discussion into decisions and decisions into policy
Our Mission
SLI gathers space, air and cyber leaders in neutral, off-the-record settings to focus on urgent problems, engage every relevant stakeholder, identify viable options and define and implement measurable results.
We are the honest broker in space, air, and cyber policy: independent of any private or government entity, non-partisan, and apolitical.
Under the Chatam House Rule, we gather senior government and industry leaders to set objectives, guide candid debate and follow through until problems are actually solved
We are developing the next generation of space, air and cyber leaders by equipping government and industry professionals with the shared knowledge needed to navigate space policy, strategy and technology together
After policy discussions produce a shared path forward, SLI advocates for it by carrying recommendations to the people who can act on them and staying engaged until change is implemented