Our Executive Mentors

ROB MEYERSON

Rob Meyerson is the founder and CEO of Delalune Space, a management consulting company focused on the aerospace, mobility, technology and investment sectors. Meyerson is the former President of Blue Origin.

Meyerson oversaw the steady growth of Blue Origin from 2003 to 2018, building the company from its founding into a more than 1500-person organization. Under Meyerson’s leadership, Blue Origin developed the New Shepard system for suborbital human and research flights, the BE-3 LOX/LH2 rocket engine, the BE-4 LOX/LNG rocket engine, the New Glenn launch vehicle and its vision for humanity in space; including the Blue Moon lunar lander, human spacecraft, habitats and in-space tugs. During this time, Meyerson oversaw Blue’s growth in staff (10 to 1500+), budget ($10M to $1B) and facilities (one location to six, 50K to 1M+ sq ft).

Prior to joining Blue, Meyerson was a Senior Program Manager at Kistler Aerospace, where was a member of the leadership team developing a two-stage reusable launch vehicle.  Meyerson began his career as an aerodynamicist at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC).

Meyerson earned a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Houston.  He is an AIAA Fellow, a Trustee at the Museum of Flight, and a member of the University of Michigan College of Engineering Leadership Advisory Board. Meyerson was awarded the Space Flight Award by the American Astronautical Society in 2017 for his accomplishments at Blue Origin.