Board of Directors - The Space Settlement Institute
Alan B. Wasser
Chairman
Alan Wasser with a small piece of Martian "real estate" he already owns;
a piece of the Martian meteorite that landed in Zagami, Nigeria in 1962.
Alan Wasser's support of the space settlement concept can be traced to before the first human even entered space.
After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science in 1957, Alan entered MIT and began studying physics with the highly unusual objective of becoming an astronaut - before such a profession even existed. Later Alan discovered he would be unable to pass the Air Force's strict eyesight requirements for pilots and would probably not be selected for space missions. He switched his focus to journalism, realizing that if he could not travel to space, he could write and report on it. In fact, Alan worked for the New York Times, ABC News, and CBS News for a number of years, reporting on the Gemini missions and other space events. Among notable positions Alan held were Senior Editor of the team that put CBS's first "all news" radio station, New York City's Newsradio 88, on the air - and Director of News and Public Affairs at Capitol Cities' radio station in New York City.
Alan's background includes extensive business and writing experience as well. He is co-author of "Genius Revisited: High-IQ Children Growing Up" (1993, Norwood, NJ: Ablex). Alan owned and operated an international export business for 11 years and has also worked as an independent computer consultant.
Alan is a former Chairman of the National Space Society (NSS) and current NSS Board Member. He is an Advocate of the Space Frontier Society, a former member of the Board of Directors of ProSpace, and a former Senior Associate of the Space Studies Institute. In addition to his role as Chairman of the Space Settlement Institute, he is also the founder and director of the Space Settlement Initiative accessible at www.spacesettlement.org. He is the author of numerous articles about space settlement and is a tireless and enthusiastic space activist. Alan resides in New York City.
Douglas O. Jobes
President and Senior Policy Analyst
Douglas Jobes became interested in space exploration and space settlement in the late 1970's after discovering the science fiction of Arthur C. Clarke. "The City and the Stars" was the first of Clarke's works that Douglas read, capturing his imagination and sparking a life-long interest in space.
Today, Douglas works tirelessly to promote space settlement issues among leaders in the aerospace industry, members of Congress, scholars in academia, prominent authors, and with members of the public in general. Douglas graduated from Tulane University in 1990 with a B.S. in Mathematics. In addition to his role as President of the Space Settlement Institute and Senior Policy Analyst, Douglas currently works as a technical writer and editor for an established software company in Houston. Douglas currently resides in The Woodlands, Texas.
David B. Wasser
Executive Director
Dave Wasser was born and raised in New York City, and is now a Media Consultant in Austin, Texas. Dave was educated at the University of Rochester and Texas A&M, where he received Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Philosophy.