Blake Bullock

Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES)
Representative Member – Northrop Grumman Strategic Space Systems

Blake Bullock is the vice president for the Military Space Systems
business unit within the Strategic Space Systems division of Northrop
Grumman Space Systems, a premier provider of space and launch systems serving national security, military, and civil space customers. In this role, Bullock leads satellite communications and overhead sensing programs, proliferated systems, and wideband technology development for US Space Force and Department of Defense customers. She also leads operational programs for civil space missions, including NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and Earth Observing System satellites Aqua and Aura. 
 
Prior to Bullock’s current position, she served as vice president of Communication Systems. She previously served as vice president of National Security Systems within Northrop Grumman’s Tactical Space Systems division, providing solutions across scientific and national security missions. Bullock served in positions of increasing responsibility with Northrop Grumman involving systems engineering, strategic planning, business development and management. She also served as director of Civil Air and Space for business and advanced systems development for the Aerospace Systems sector.  Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Bullock was Director of Corporate Development for the University of California, Irvine. She served as a Presidential Management Fellow at NASA Headquarters, Goddard Space Flight Center, and in the Pentagon for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Strategic and Space Programs. She also served as a Mass Media Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Women in Aerospace and serves on the American Astronomical Society Committee on Public Policy. Bullock holds a bachelor’s degree in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in astronomy from Wesleyan University.