Dr Mark Presley
University of York – Space Policy Consultant
Dr Mark Presley has 25 years of experience in UK space operations and policy. Operationally, he led missile warning and space surveillance operations at RAF Fylingdales and led the early formation of MoD space strategy, working closely with UK space industry partners. On secondment to the Cabinet Office, he led the Horizon Scanning Team with a focus on the role of space within the National Security Strategy and contributed to the early shaping of UK national space policy. He was Director of MAP Analytica providing independent consultancy on space policy and strategy to clients in Government, industry and academia.
His academic interests drew on this experience during his MPhil research at the University of Cambridge and for his PhD at King’s College London. He is an Honorary Fellow at the University of York and a Tutor and Lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Law at the Open University, teaching on a Senior Leader MBA programme.