One of the pioneering minds of commercial space travel, Stephen Attenborough is the former Chief Customer Officer of Virgin Galactic and a current Board Member and Trustee for Virgin Unite US. His name is synonymous with the opening of space to private individuals.
At Sir Richard Branson’s personal invitation, he joined Virgin Galactic as employee number one in 2004, to lay the commercial foundations of the world’s first spaceline, and went on to become the company’s Chief Customer Officer, responsible for initiating and guiding the customer journey to the transformative experience of spaceflight.
His extraordinary 18 years with the company, culminated in Richard’s history making trip to space and saw Virgin Galactic become the first human spaceflight company to be taken public with its $3bn NYSE listing. Today, Stephen remains a part of the Virgin family as a Board member of the Virgin Group’s foundation, Virgin Unite.
His speaking topics include:
OPENING ACCESS TO SPACE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANKIND
Lessons learnt from the Virgin Galactic story
MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLE
Forging a brand new industry and building a purposeful and innovative brand from scratch
INTERACTION WITH CUSTOMERS
Keeping customers on your side and by your side, regardless of the terrain
ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE
Creating and maintaining an entrepreneurial culture which survives and thrives on the challenging roads to business success
