Leonardo A. Rodriguez, an internationally respected business leader, has joined the Board of Directors at SpaceFund, Inc. as the company expands its operations. Rodriguez will bring his expertise in high-growth technology companies to help drive growth at SpaceFund and its 21 portfolio companies. He has extensive experience in international markets and mission-critical process automation. Rodriguez previously served as chairman and CEO of Emerson Latin America, where he managed operations worth billions of dollars per year.
Rodriguez, who had been advising SpaceFund’s board of directors for several years, expressed his excitement about joining the company and contributing to the future of the space industry. He saw the immense business potential in the growing space economy and realized how his skillset in operations, capital markets, and cutting-edge technology could be applied to this nascent sector.
Meagan Crawford, the managing partner at SpaceFund, described Rodriguez as the missing piece needed to round out the board of directors. With his experience in capital markets, the board is now versatile and well-positioned to help SpaceFund and its portfolio succeed. Rodriguez graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology and Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business and is a citizen of both the United States and Spain.
SpaceFund, Inc. is a leading space venture capital firm that invests in various sectors of the space startup ecosystem. They work closely with the U.S. government and have raised two successful funds since their founding in 2018. SpaceFund has made 21 investments in the space industry and continues to support and drive growth in this cutting-edge sector.
