George Whitesides

Entrepreneur

George T. Whitesides is working to make wildfire a manageable challenge for humanity through innovation and science-based policy. He is the cofounder of Megafire Action, an advocacy organization that seeks to support solutions for the megafire crisis. He is a venture partner for Convective Capital, a firm that invests in firetech companies. He is an advisor to several philanthropic efforts in the wildfire sector. Previously, George served as NASA Chief of Staff for Administrator Charles Bolden during the Obama Administration. George was the first CEO of Virgin Galactic, a commercial spaceflight company, growing the company over ten years from a small team to successful spaceflight operations and a public company listing. George is the cofounder of AstroAccess, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging universal design and accessibility principles in spaceflight.

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Wildfires are a challenge that humans can manage.

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