Clay MOWRY
IAF • IAF President
Voyager Space Holdings • Chief Revenue Officer

Clay Mowry has worked for over 25 years in the commercial launch and satellite sectors serving in government, as the leader of an industry trade association and as a senior executive for leading space companies.
Mr. Mowry joined Voyager Space in January 2022 as Chief Revenue Officer. He is responsible for growing sales, aligning operating company product/service offerings, developing analytics, setting strategy, and delivering customer success.
He previously served for five years as Vice President for Global Sales at Blue Origin. His mission was to provide commercial and government customers with safe and affordable commercial space transportation services with the reusable New Glenn orbital and New Shepard suborbital launch vehicles.
Mr. Mowry worked for 15 years as the President and Chairman of Arianespace, Inc. As the head of the Arianespace’s U.S. subsidiary, he was responsible for managing the company’s sales, marketing, strategy, government relations and communications activities.
Before joining Arianespace, Mr. Mowry served as the founding Executive Director of the Satellite Industry Association, a non-profit alliance of U.S. satellite operators, manufacturers, and ground equipment suppliers.
Prior to his role at SIA, he worked as a space industry analyst, trade negotiator, and Senior International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration.
Clay Mowry received a Master of Business of Administration from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor of Arts in politics and government from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
Mr. Mowry has served for over two decades as an IAF volunteer. Prior to assuming the Federation Presidency, he was a Special Advisor to the IAF President, Chair of the Industry Relations Committee, and Vice President for Finance. He also led the IAC Evolution Project to update and improve the Federation’s flagship annual global conference. He served previously on the IAF Honours & Awards Committee, Entrepreneurship & Investment Committee, as an IAF Launchpad Mentor, and as a rapporteur for technical sessions.
He currently serves on the Via Satellite Advisory Board, on the Karman Project Selection Board, as a Brooke Owens Fellowship Mentor, as a Creative Destruction Lab Mentor, and on the Space Generation Advisory Council Honorary Board. Mr. Mowry is also the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Future Space Leaders Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the career development of next generation space and satellite industry professionals.
Events

International Astronautical Congress 2023
2-6 October 2023
Baku, Azerbaijan
Participation:
- 2023 74th IAC: SPEAKERS
- PLENARY PROGRAMME: OPENING CEREMONY
- PLENARY PROGRAMME: CLOSING CEREMONY
- PLENARY EVENTS: One-to-One with Global Space Leaders
- HIGHLIGHT LECTURES: Creating a More Exciting Future
- Thursday 5 October: Success in Space Through Security, Investment, and Sustainability
- VIP Breakfasts and Luncheons: Monday 2 October
- VIP Breakfasts and Luncheons: Tuesday 3 October
- VIP Breakfasts and Luncheons: Wednesday 4 October

The Global Space Conference on Climate Change 2023
23 May-25 May 2023
Oslo, Norway
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International Astronautical Congress 2022
18-22 September 2022
Paris, France
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The Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries 2022
16-20 May 2022
Quito, Ecuador
Participation:
- GLEC 2022: Speakers
- Monday 16 May 2022: The Space Industry and Entrepreneurship Workshop
- Tuesday 17 May 2022: Plenary 2: High Level Panel: The Role of Space Industries in a Space Ecosystem
- Tuesday 17 May 2022: Press Briefing
- Wednesday 18 May 2022: IAF GNF Session: Governance Risk and Compliance in the Emerging Space Ecosystem

International Astronautical Congress 2021
25-29 October 2021
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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International Astronautical Congress 2020
12-14 October 2020
Cyberspace edition
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International Astronautical Congress 2018
1–5 October 2018
Bremen, Germany