We're the first Berkeley organization dedicated to promoting NewSpace interests on campus.
Prior to NewSpace@Berkeley’s founding, UC Berkeley had no initiative focused on exposing students to space commercialization or the entrepreneurship in space. There was no course—or even a club—about space entrepreneurship & commercialization, and no awareness about recruitment opportunities in NewSpace. We’re here to fix that, and raise awareness about the incredible potential of space for everyone, while lowering the barriers to entry for as many people as we can.
Work with usNewSpace@Berkeley was founded by Aneesh Goel & Sam Phillips in Spring 2021. The team now includes 11 core members.
Aneesh Goel
Co-Founder & CEO
Economics, Planetary Science minor ‘23
Ishita Suresh
Chief Operations Officer
Nuclear Engineering & EECS ‘25
Maxim Kraft
Chief Marketing Officer
Economics & Physics
‘23
Siddhansh Narang
Head of Community
Aerospace Engineering ’26
Mishti Das
Head of Policy
Astrophysics & Public Policy '24
Vishali Vallioor
Head of Design
Data Science & Computer Science '24
Hubert Liu
Fundraising Lead
Mechanical Engineering '24
Arvind Vivekanandan
Web Development Lead
EECS, Data Science minor ‘25
Ryan Beam
Agency Lead
Conservation & Resource Studies, ’24
Pearl Bhatnagar
Fellowship Coordinator
Cognitive Science ’24
Snehaa Ganesh
Course Coordinator
Physics & Computer Science '24
Simon Gonzalez
Events Team
Mechanical Engineering '25
Samantha Lee
Events Team
Data Science & ORMS '25
NewSpace@Berkeley is advised by alumni of the program senior members of the founding team.
Sam Phillips
Co-founder & Advisor
Mechanical Engineering ‘23
Victoria Elfend
Founding Team & Advisor
Political Science, '22
Whether you’re a company looking to bolster your recruitment or a student looking to break into the space industry, we’re here for you.