Simonetta Di Pippo, an astrophysicist, is Director of the Space Economy Evolution Lab (SEE Lab) at SDA Bocconi school of management, which studies the economy of space and the economic repercussions of space activities, and Professor of Space Economy. She previously served as Director of the United Nations’ Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), from 2014 and 2022, and has also served as Director of Human Spaceflight at the European Space Agency (ESA), Director of Universe Observation at the Italian Space Agency and also led the Observatory for European Space Policy in Brussels.
She is an academician of the IAA (International Academy of Austronautics) and co-President of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on space.
