Dr Nafeesa Dajda is Director for National Capability at the Satellite Applications Catapult. She joined the Catapult in January 2014 with a focus on growing the Space Sector across the UK. Nafeesa manages the Catapult’s Regional Growth, Innovation Services, Knowledge Exchange and Skills initiatives Her role involves forging collaborations across the UK, between businesses, academia, and local stakeholders.
Before joining the Catapult, she worked at BlackBerry managing their Global University Relations programmes and education outreach activities and previously at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council in university and business facing roles.