Steven D. Jolly

Steve Jolly retired as an executive from Lockheed Martin in 2022, after a 40-year career in aerospace that involved McDonnell Douglas, CU Boulder and over 26 years at LM. He was most significantly the chief engineer for the Commercial Civil Space line of business which is involved in human and robotic deep space exploration, and weather satellites and instruments. He has held numerous chief engineer, chief system engineer and program manager roles in his career.  He is a 2007 recipient of the NASA Public Service Medal for distinguished service, the 2019 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from CU Boulder, and the 2022 Outstanding Alumni Award for Commercial Enterprise from CU Boulder. He was a longtime director and the former chair for both the board of directors of the Space Science Institute (SSI) and the external advisory board for the Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at CU Boulder. He has a BS and PhD in aerospace engineering from CU Boulder, an MS from Florida Tech. He continues to work as a technical consultant supporting Lockheed Martin.