James Cemmell is Vice President, Institutional Partnerships at Open Cosmos, one of Europe’s fastest-growing space companies, where he is responsible for government and other strategic relationships. Previously, he led government engagement for a global satellite communications operator, covering the government aspects of M&A, innovation, space policy and international affairs.

He holds an MBA (with Academic Prize), University of Cambridge (Judge Business School; Downing College); a First-Class degree and postgraduate studies in Mathematics (The Open University); an MA in International Development (BCID); and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in International Trade Regulation (World Trade Institute). James is a Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).