Stephen Attenborough

Former Commercial Director of Virgin Galactic

Stephen Attenborough’s 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.

“Stephen Attenborough considers himself to have the best job in the world if not the universe!”

Topics

Opening Access to Space for the Benefit of Humankind
Making the Impossible, Possible
Keeping Customers on your Side and by your Side
Creating and Maintaining an Entrepreneurial Culture which Survived and Thrived on the Challenging Road to Space

Languages

He presents in English.

How he presents

Immensely entertaining and highly enjoyable, Stephen’s presentations are a perfect mix of new ideas and sound business know-how.

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In Detail

Stephen 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.

What he offers you

Stephen enlightens audiences on the impact of new technologies on businesses, guiding them towards driving innovation and growth through the synergy of innovative people and technology.