Ursa Space welcomes new board member, Paul Graziani

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Paul Graziani new Board member

ITHACA, NY — June  4, 2021 — Ursa Space Systems (Ursa Space), a leading satellite-analytics-as-a-service company, today announces the appointment of Paul Graziani, chief executive officer and co-founder of AGI, as the newest member of its Board of Directors.

Paul has over 30 years of experience with commercial software development in the space and national security industries. In 1989, Graziani founded AGI, a software development company that specializes in solutions for the aerospace, defense, and telecommunications industries. AGI was recently acquired by Ansys, a company that specializes in engineering simulation and 3D design software and delivers product modeling solutions.

“Ursa Space is revolutionizing the way we understand patterns in our world,” Graziani said. “I am thrilled to work with a team that is driven by challenges, and successful at solving them.” 

Paul is chairman of the boards of Cesium, OneSky and COMSPOC. He sits on the board of directors of Passur Aerospace and serves as vice chairperson of the Federation of Galaxy Explorers (FOGE). He is a director emeritus of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), a member of the board of governors of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), and an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Paul is also a former member of the board of governors for the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), and today he serves as chairman of the Civil Air Patrol Foundation (CAPF). In addition, he previously served on the Advisory Board for Penn State Great Valley. And, after fulfilling his board tenure, Paul was elected to the honorary position of life director of The Space Foundation.

“We are excited to have Paul join our board,” said Ursa Space CEO, Adam Maher. “Paul has built AGI into one of the most successful commercial software companies serving the space and national security industries. Paul’s experience will be an invaluable resource to guide the Ursa Space team on our journey to spark curiosity in our physical world by making the experience with satellite intelligence intuitive.”

Ursa Space’s board comprises leaders with expertise in space, technology, national security, and software industries. Paul joins Ursa Space’s board alongside Will Porteous, General Partner at RRE Ventures, Mark Spoto, Co-Founder and General Partner at Razor’s Edge Ventures, and Christopher Steed, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner at Paladin Capital Group.

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About Ursa Space Systems

Ursa Space is a U.S.-based satellite-analytics-as-a-service company that provides business and government decision-makers access to on-demand analytic solutions. Through its radar satellite network and data fusion expertise, Ursa Space detects real-time changes in the physical world to expand transparency. The company’s subscription and custom services enable clients to access satellite imagery and analytic results with no geographic, political, or weather-related limitations. Based in Ithaca, NY, Ursa Space was founded in 2014 by leaders in the satellite and software fields with the vision to unlock the potential of data and insights derived from radar satellite imaging. 

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Areya Muraca, Ursa Space Systems – info@ursaspace.com

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