Bill brings a wealth of experience in satellite mission planning and technical implementation. As a veteran of Esri, Albedo, and Maxar, his knowledge of satellite systems will be instrumental as the study evaluates technical requirements and available products. Bill has worked at the most pioneering dual-use startups as well as the industry giants while advocating for using spatial tools and data to improve the real world. He has seen the value of open data, open methodologies, analytics, and data-driven decisions in the field to make life-saving interventions. Bill was deployed to the front lines in Kurdistan during the Yazidi genocide in 2015 and deployed to Bamako, Mali in 2018 for counter-trafficking efforts using drones, and satellite imagery to help humanitarians on the ground.

Rhiannan has an extensive background in leveraging satellite data for social impact, having led initiatives that apply Earth observations to address humanitarian and sustainable development challenges. She currently leads NASA Lifelines, a community-building initiative bringing together scientists and humanitarians to use more satellite data for humanitarian action. She also serves as an advisor to NASA through their Applied Sciences Advisory Committee and is a former advisor to the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor. Previously, she led the global sustainable development and humanitarian portfolio at Maxar Technologies and founded their Open Data Program. She's an expert in building unlikely coalitions and turning abstract ideas into action.