Biography

Thomas Zurbuchen has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2025. Since June 2023, Dr. Zurbuchen has led the ETH Space initiative at ETH Zürich Space, a public university in Germany. Dr. Zurbuchen currently serves as a member of the board of advisors of Voyager Space, as a member of the board of McKinley Inc., and serves on the board of directors of the Schindler Group. Prior to that, Dr. Zurbuchen was Associate Administrator at the National Aeronautics and Space Association Science Mission Directorate from October 2016 to December 2022. Prior to that, from September 2014 to October 2016, Dr. Zurbuchen worked as a Talent Acquisition Specialist at eLab Ventures. From February 1998 to October 2016, Dr. Zurbuchen held various educational leadership positions at the University of Michigan, including as a Research Scientist from January 1998 to September 2003, as the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship from October 2007 to August 2009, and as a professor from September 2003 to October 2016. Dr. Zurbuchen earned an MS and a PhD in physics from the University of Bern. We believe Dr. Zurbuchen is qualified to serve as a director given his technical background and extensive leadership experience in private and public institutions.