Blake Bullock is vice president for the Military Space Systems business unit within the Strategic Space Systems division of Northrop Grumman, a premier provider of space and launch systems serving national security, military, and civil space customers.

In this role, Bullock leads satellite communications and overhead sensing programs, proliferated systems, and wideband technology development for U.S. Space Force and Department of Defense customers. She also leads operational programs for military and civil space missions, including NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and Earth Observing System satellites Aqua and Aura.

Prior to Bullock’s current position, she was vice president of Communication Systems. Before that, Bullock was vice president of National Security Systems within Northrop Grumman’s Tactical Space Systems division, providing solutions across scientific and national security missions.

Bullock served as director of Civil Air and Space for business and advanced systems development for the Aerospace Systems sector. She held positions of increasing responsibility with Northrop Grumman involving systems engineering, strategic planning, business development and management.

Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Bullock was director of corporate development for the University of California, Irvine. She served as a presidential management fellow at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and in the Pentagon for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Strategic and Space Programs. She also was a mass media fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Bullock holds a bachelor’s degree in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in astronomy from Wesleyan University.