Sassie Duggleby is the CEO and co-founder of Venus Aerospace. Prior to founding Venus, she served as a Launch Systems Engineer and Mission Management Consultant at Virgin Orbit. Her background includes executive roles in fiber optics, biotechnology, and manufacturing startups. Sassie is a board member of the Texas Space Commission and a member of YPO. She holds a B.S., summa cum laude, in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Virginia Tech.