Stephen Attenborough
Stephen Attenborough’s name is synonymous with the opening of space to private individuals. At Sir Richard Branson’s personal invitation, he joined Virgin Galactic as employee number one in 2004, to lay the commercial foundations of the world’s first space line.
Stephen went on to become the company’s Chief Customer Officer, responsible for initiating and guiding the customer journey to the transformative experience of spaceflight. His extraordinary 18years with the company, culminated in Richard’s history making trip to space and saw Virgin Galactic become the first human spaceflight company to be taken public with its $3bn NYSE listing.
Today, Stephen remains a part of the Virgin family as a Board member of the VirginGroup’s foundation, Virgin Unite.
''Stephen has a wonderful way with words and a real gift for public speaking. He was at the heart of our great Virgin Galactic journey for 18 years and can tell the story like no one else'' - SIR RICHARD BRANSON
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