Sergio Velasco Muñoz Innovation & Technology Strategy Executive
Executive Leadership/Defence · Aerospace · Deep Tech

Innovation & Technology Strategy Executive • Defence, Aerospace & Deep Tech

I bridge the gap between complex deep-tech innovation and mission-critical execution in defence, space, and aerospace by developing and inspiring high-performing technical teams. Combining an ESADE Executive MBA (Leadership Award, Class Delegate, Graduation Speaker) with an advanced research background in Physics and Astrophysics (NASA cooperation and research co-authored alongside 2 Nobel Laureates).

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Sergio Velasco Muñoz
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Sergio Velasco Muñoz

Innovation & Technology Strategy Executive

Madrid, Spain • Global Mobility

25 M€+
Sovereign competitive defence funding (EDF)
10 M€+
Commercial revenue unlocked in orbit
48
Engineers led · 18 direct / 30 matrix
TRL 9 & CDR
Final technical authority
Executive Pillars

Three Pillars of Institutional Impact

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1. Technology Strategy & Revenue Realization

Directing international defence bidding campaigns securing over €25M in competitive European defence frameworks and resolving mission-critical satellite in-orbit anomalies unlocking €10M+ in revenue.

• P&L Expansion • SpaceDef • Satellogic Salvage
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2. Lean Execution, Agile Scaling & AI

Scaling multi-tier engineering organizations (18 direct / 30 matrixed), compressing development lifecycles by 50% through Scaled Agile and deploying surrogate neural models on GPU (CUDA).

• 48 Engineers • 50% Cycle Compression • CUDA AI
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3. Technical Governance & Defence Systems

Acting as final Technical Authority directing full Critical Design Review (CDR) cycles for 14-meter radar arrays, space situational awareness C2 platforms, and rapid-track space payloads (TRL9).

• CDR Authority • 14m Radars • TRL9 Space Payloads
Leadership Profile

Where I create leverage

A concise view of the executive problems I am best positioned to solve.

01 · Strategy

Technology direction

Turn complex technology choices into roadmaps, priorities and investable product directions.

02 · Product

Mission-critical C2

Connect sensors, analytics, software and operational users around high-reliability systems.

03 · Organization

Technical leadership

Build multidisciplinary teams, decision structures and delivery rhythms that scale with complexity.

04 · Credibility

Science → industry

Bring scientific depth, optical systems heritage and executive education into industrial execution.

Now

What I am focused on

Current
SDA / C2Sovereign space command & control
Defence technologyEuropean programmes & industrial scale
Product leadershipRoadmaps, architecture & delivery
Technical organizationsHigh-performance multidisciplinary teams
Recognition

Executive credibility

  • ★ESADE Executive MBA · Leadership Award
  • ★ESADE Class Delegate
  • ★ESADE Graduation Speaker
  • ★Research co-authorship with two Nobel laureates
Speaking & Media

Selected public voice

Speaker at the V Congreso de Ingeniería Espacial on “Space domain awareness: liderazgo de INDRA en España”.

Congress programme →