#73 Sita Sonty, BCG

This week I’m talking to Sita Sonty, who is Boston Consulting Group’s global lead for commercial space. She also previously worked at Raytheon, Sierra Nevada and SpaceX, besides being a U.S. diplomat for many years. She is one of the most interesting people I know and I am also happy to have her as an advisor at my venture firm E2MC. Enjoy our conversation!

Opportunities to learn more about space & the space economy:

• Check out the new edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy
• Raphael is designing a new, live-taught course. Join the mailing list to get updates and early access: https://jfx8zhjodpz.typeform.com/to/t0VSuhVD
• Raphael's introductory book on the space economy recently came out in its Portuguese translation: https://www.amazon.com/Para-Cima-Economia-Espacial-Portuguese-ebook/dp/B09X5WV3WC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ROKTHNSCZCRI

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro

1:53 Sita's Background

8:07 From diplomacy to the private space sector

10:16 Contrasts between space companies

17:46 Sita's role at Spacex

23:29 Life after Spacex

25:29 Private sector clients & space

32:15 Favorite use cases for space

35:14 Rapid fire questions on the space economy

45:35 Financing space

48:42 Being a mom: Kids and Space

51:39 Parting thoughts