NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro has welcomed the nomination by President Donald Trump of Greg Autry on March 24 to serve as the agency’s chief financial officer (CFO).
“The NASA CFO is responsible for executing more than USD25 billion in agency funding across a variety of missions, including the Moon and Mars, for the benefit of humanity,” said Petro. “With his previous experience as the White House liaison during President Trump’s first administration, as well as his extensive experience in space policy, I look forward to welcoming Greg as our next CFO.”
“If confirmed, we will work together with the current Trump Administration to ensure NASA’s success in maximizing efficiencies, refining our processes, and remaining effective stewards of every tax dollar invested in our agency,” Petro added.
In addition to his previous experience on the agency review team and as White House liaison at NASA, Autry also has served on the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) at the FAA and is the vice president of the National Space Society.
Autry is the associate provost for Space Commercialisation and Strategy at the University of Central Florida, a published author, and entrepreneur. He also serves as a visiting professor at Imperial College London.
Autry formerly served as the director of Space Leadership, Policy, and Business in the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a professor at Arizona State University. He also has taught technology entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California and macroeconomics at the University of California, Irvine.
