Hina is the Head of Commercial at Craft Prospect, a space engineering practice delivering next generation Smart Secure Space capabilities in-orbit backed by an employee owned and partner led approach to development.  Her role involves developing and delivering commercial strategy, building strategic partnerships to support commercialisation of the technologies, and engaging directly with government and defence organisations to showcase Craft Prospect’s capabilities to enable smart, secure, space-based quantum communications.

Hina was previously the first Executive Director of Space Scotland, a not for profit organisation galvanising the Scottish space sector, working with industry, government and academia.  She has an extensive background in space science research with a PhD in Space Science resulting in research positions at NASA and the European Space Agency.  She has a portfolio of leadership roles that have resulted in strong partnerships and industry relationships that have helped developed the space sector in Scotland and the UK.

She also led the Scottish Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications, and has worked closely with the Space and non-space cluster networks across the UK.  She is a Board Director for the Scottish Chamber of Commerce and has contributed on a number of Scottish Government Leadership groups, promoting the space capability.