Leadership Lessons from Mission Control
Monday, June 23, 2025 | 8:00 - 9:00 AM ET
Monday, June 23, 2025 | 8:00 - 9:00 AM ET
For almost 60 years, NASA’s Mission Control has been pulling off miracles on a regular basis. Ginger Kerrick gives audiences an insider’s look at the values and culture behind NASA’s ability to stay resilient, innovate and keep America’s astronauts safe.
With vivid stories from her own years at the helm of Mission Control, Kerrick celebrates the toughness and vigilance of her teams and offers lessons from her own evolution as a leader. Most importantly, she walks audiences through the wave of revitalization in the ranks of NASA leadership responsible for the successes of the past few decades — from the International Space Station to the SpaceX Crew Dragon and NASA’s return to the Moon with the Artemis program — showing leaders how they can leverage the Mission Control model in their own organizations to chart a course for growth, resilience, innovation and excellence, even in today’s rapidly-changing world.
Keynote Speaker:
With vivid stories from her own years at the helm of Mission Control, Kerrick celebrates the toughness and vigilance of her teams and offers lessons from her own evolution as a leader. Most importantly, she walks audiences through the wave of revitalization in the ranks of NASA leadership responsible for the successes of the past few decades — from the International Space Station to the SpaceX Crew Dragon and NASA’s return to the Moon with the Artemis program — showing leaders how they can leverage the Mission Control model in their own organizations to chart a course for growth, resilience, innovation and excellence, even in today’s rapidly-changing world.
Keynote Speaker:
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Ginger Kerrick
First Latina director of NASA Mission Control and 30-year veteran of the Johnson Space Center; Chief Strategy Officer of Barrios Technology; STEM ambassador Bio
The very first Latina and the fifth woman ever to lead NASA’s Mission Control as a Flight Director, Ginger Kerrick has—by any measure—lived a remarkable life so far. In her 30-year career at NASA—and in her work today, in the private sector with Barrios Technologies—Ginger Kerrick followed her passion for space exploration wherever it led her. As a little girl growing up in El Paso, Texas, her dream was to become an astronaut. Unlike most of us, she held onto those early dreams, pursuing them with a remarkable tenacity, overcoming multiple challenges and hardships along the way. And when it turned out that life had slightly different plans in store for her—as life does for us all—she navigated the disappointments and the triumphs with a resilience and grace that is nothing short of inspiring. As she rose up through the ranks of senior leadership at NASA, she never lost her passion or enthusiasm, and she played important roles in the space shuttle program, in the building and deployment of the International Space Station, and in the exciting work done to prepare for the Mars and upcoming Artemis missions—work she continues to be part of at Barrios Technologies, where she was named Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer in early 2022. A passionate advocate for STEM education and careers, Ginger Kerrick speaks widely on the importance of STEM education and careers. |
