Dr. Rosen has had extensive experience in military, commercial and
civil space activities during a career spanning over 35 years. He is currently
a consultant with Toffler Associates, the executive advisory firm formed
by Alvin and Heidi Toffler that helps companies and governments create their
future in the fast emerging "Third Wave" economy. Formerly, Rosen was
Director of Strategic Development and Integration for Boeing Satellite
Systems. In this capacity, he was responsible for development of Boeing's
strategy for succeeding in the global satellite market, serving a wide
variety of U.S. Government and international commercial customers. Prior
to the acquisition of Hughes Space and Communications by Boeing, he led
Hughes' ballistic missile defense architecture development and was
Strategic Planning Director for the Hughes Defense Systems and Hughes
Space and Communications organizations.
Before joining Hughes, Dr Rosen
held scientific, engineering, program management, and strategy and policy
development positions with the U.S. Air Force, during which time he
worked on a wide variety of NASA, Air Force and classified space activities.
His service included time on the staff of the Committee on Science and
Astronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as duty with
the German Aerospace Research and Test Establishment. His last position
in a distinguished military career was Director of Long Range Planning,
Space Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command. He retired from active
duty in 1990. Dr. Rosen earned a BS from the U.S. Air Force Academy, an
MS in Aerospace Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
an MS in Systems Management from the University of Southern California,
and a Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Stuttgart,
Germany.
He has served in various volunteer capacities with the American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, including chairman of the
national Space Systems Technical Committee and Los Angeles Section,
national board member and Vice President of Public Policy. He is a
former chairman and currently serves on the board of the California
Space Authority and is Vice President of the Association for Strategic
Planning. He and his wife Anne live in Los Angeles, California, and
have seven children.
You can hear Dr. Rosen as a guest on The Space Show (Internet radio program December 26, 2010) speaking about using space to improve life on Earth and revolutionary space applications:
