About Me
Amelia Mae Wolf is a leader on the intersection of commercialization of space technology and government applications as well as ethics and diversity in leadership. Innovation, strategic thinking, fostering diversity in the space sector, and ethics are pillars of her leadership.
Amelia is Deputy Director of Current Operations at the U.S. Space Force and an MBA candidate at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and recipient of the inaugural 2024 Women's Space Award for Leadership. She is also a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations and Fellow at the Truman National Security Project. Formerly, she was a Project Manager at synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite start-up Capella Space, and Project Manager and Senior Analyst at Maxar Technologies, working with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Amelia was Space Progresse Fellow at the Tony Blair Institute (2022-23). Earlier in her career, she worked at the Council on Foreign Relations and a government contracting company, where she conducted research on counterterrorism, armed conflict, fintech, and biotech. She also previously worked for NGOs on conflict prevention.
She has served as an Advisory Council member for New York University's School of Professional Studies (2020-22) and Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs' (CCEIA) Carnegie New Leaders Program (2017-22). She also co-founded and served as President of CCEIA's Carnegie New Leaders DC Chapter (2017-19). She served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor for International Communication at St. John's University.
Amelia has spoken on panels about space policy, commercialization of space, DEI in the space sector, and career development. She has published articles on numerous topics including space policy, counterterrorism, mass atrocities, humanitarian intervention, women's rights, and peacekeeping in outlets such as Foreign Policy, The National Interest, and Defense One. Her research has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian.
Amelia has a BA in communications from Loyola University Maryland, an MS in global affairs from New York University, where she specialized in international law and human rights.
Amelia is Deputy Director of Current Operations at the U.S. Space Force and an MBA candidate at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and recipient of the inaugural 2024 Women's Space Award for Leadership. She is also a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations and Fellow at the Truman National Security Project. Formerly, she was a Project Manager at synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite start-up Capella Space, and Project Manager and Senior Analyst at Maxar Technologies, working with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Amelia was Space Progresse Fellow at the Tony Blair Institute (2022-23). Earlier in her career, she worked at the Council on Foreign Relations and a government contracting company, where she conducted research on counterterrorism, armed conflict, fintech, and biotech. She also previously worked for NGOs on conflict prevention.
She has served as an Advisory Council member for New York University's School of Professional Studies (2020-22) and Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs' (CCEIA) Carnegie New Leaders Program (2017-22). She also co-founded and served as President of CCEIA's Carnegie New Leaders DC Chapter (2017-19). She served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor for International Communication at St. John's University.
Amelia has spoken on panels about space policy, commercialization of space, DEI in the space sector, and career development. She has published articles on numerous topics including space policy, counterterrorism, mass atrocities, humanitarian intervention, women's rights, and peacekeeping in outlets such as Foreign Policy, The National Interest, and Defense One. Her research has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian.
Amelia has a BA in communications from Loyola University Maryland, an MS in global affairs from New York University, where she specialized in international law and human rights.
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