Janna joined Astroscale U.S. in May 2024 as Senior Vice President of Policy and General Counsel to provide strategic policy and legal direction to support the company’s growth and compliance with evolving regulations for commercial and national security initiatives. She also serves as Secretary of the Astroscale U.S. Board of Directors.
Prior to joining Astroscale, she was a senior attorney and technology strategist with BAE Systems Inc., focused on legal and policy matters in defense, intelligence, and commercial space. She has unique, cross-sector expertise in advising programs and technology development for U.S. government and commercial initiatives, including satellite integration and launch, on-orbit communications and sensing, space and missile defense, microelectronics, and cybersecurity.
Janna began her career in private legal practice, where she served as counsel to U.S. and international clients in the aerospace and defense, commercial space, and telecommunications industries. She then worked for Facebook, where she helped frame industry partnerships to catalyze the delivery of space-based and high-altitude global connectivity solutions. From there, she facilitated innovation under U.S. government contracts at Northrop Grumman’s Missions Systems Sector before joining BAE Systems.
Janna is a registered patent attorney. She also is a member of the International Institute of Space Lawyers and serves on the AIA Space Council. Janna frequently speaks publicly about the rapidly evolving laws and policies affecting defense and commercial space. She is committed to workforce education and development in the space industry, and she is a strong advocate for new space professionals.
