Enrico Palermo

Enrico Palermo currently serves as the Head of the Australian Space Agency, bringing extensive leadership experience from previous roles such as Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Galactic and President of The Spaceship Company. Enrico’s background includes positions like Executive Vice President and General Manager, Vice President of Operations, and Project Engineering Manager at Virgin Galactic, along with an early career as a Business Analyst at Intelligent Engineering Group - SPS Worldwide. Enrico holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Western Australia and completed a Summer Session Program in Aerospace at the International Space University in 2006.