Erika Wagner

Erika Wagner is currently a Trustee at the Museum of Flight. Prior to that, they were with the International Space University, where they led the expansion of their Executive Space Course to the United States. This successful venture added a focus on commercial space development, and the first Seattle cohort was successfully matriculated in fall 2016. Ms. Wagner has also been an affiliate instructor at the University of Washington and a senior director at the X PRIZE Foundation. Erika has given talks at various events, including the White House Frontiers Conference, and has interned with ZERO-G Corporation and YourNameIntoSpace.org.

Erika Wagner studied Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard and MIT, completing their PhD at the latter institution. Erika then undertook an Executive Program at Singularity University. Her subsequent studies were in Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering at MIT, from which they received both an SM and a PhD. Erika also studied Space Life Sciences at the International Space University as part of their Space Studies Program (SSP) and completed a BE in Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University.