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.
Ishita Suresh
Chief Executive Officer
Nuclear Engineering & EECS ‘25
Pearl Bhatnagar
Chief Operations Officer
Cognitive Science ‘24
Samantha Lee
Chief Marketing Officer
Operations Research and Management Science (ORMS) ‘ 25
Mishti Das
Head of Policy
Astrophysics & Public Policy ‘24
Siddhansh Narang
Head of Events
Aerospace Engineering ‘26
Arvind Vivekanandan
Head of Education & Web Development Lead
EECS, Data Science minor ‘24
Hubert Liu
STS Lead
Mechanical Engineering '24
Snehaa Ganesh
Course Coordinator
Physics and Computer Science ‘24
Ryan Beam
Deputy Head of Policy
Conservation & Resource Studies, ’24
NewSpace@Berkeley is advised by alumni of the program senior members of the founding team.
Maxim Kraft
Senior Advisor
Economics & Physics ‘23
Aneesh Goel
Co-founder & Advisor
Economics, Planetary Science Minor ‘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.