Jacob is Orbit Fab’s Managing Director in Europe, having joined in March 2024. He leads a team building a bustling orbital economy by allowing spacecraft to be refuelled. He is also a current trustee of the UK SEDS charity and is passionate about supporting young people from across the UK into the space sector. Before joining Orbit Fab, Jacob spent 15 year working in the UK government on Defence and Space. He was most recently the UK Space Agency Chief of Staff, a role in which he oversaw the Agency’s transformation and steered a £1.75bn civil space portfolio.