Dr. Javier de Luis earned BS (1983), MS (1985), and PhD (1989) in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, as well as an MS (2003) from the Sloan School of Management.  His professional interests are in the fields of safety, aerospace research and operations, engineering design and analysis, and technology management.  Dr. de Luis joined Payload Systems Inc. in 1989 as a staff scientist, and later as the Chief Scientist and CEO at the company, prior to its merger with Aurora Flight Sciences.  While at Aurora, he was Chief Scientist and Vice President for Research and Development until 2016.  Presently, he holds a Lecturer appointment at MIT.