Sonya Sepahban

of Mission Excellence organization of Space Technology sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation. Prior to her employment at GDLS, Sonya Sepahban held a number of leadership positions with Northrop Grumman Space Technology, including as the Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer where she was responsible for program execution, product development and continuous improvement; Vice President of Systems Engineering; Vice President and Chief Technology Officer; and Vice President and Deputy General Manager of Engineering. She served as Vice President of system Engineering of Space Technology sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation. she was responsible for developing and implementing overall system engineering strategy. This includes the improvement and control of system-engineering processes across all of the sector's programs and business and technology-development initiatives. Previously, Sonya Sepahban served as Vice President and Deputy of technology development, where she was responsible for identifying, developing and acquiring the Space Technology sector's broad base of strategic technologies, including those involved in space exploration initiatives. Sonya Sepahban served as Vice President and Deputy General Manager of engineering. She joined Northrop Grumman Corp. in 1997 from NASA's Johnson Space Center, where she worked on programs such as the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station and the Crew Rescue Vehicle during a 10-year career there. She serves as a Board of Directors member at Genomenon, Inc. and the Cranbrook Institute of Science. Sonya Sepahban earned Bachelor's degrees in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., and Political Science from the Institute of Political Science, Paris; Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice University, Houston; and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.