Mr. Pomerantz currently serves as the Senior Director of Space Prizes for the X PRIZE Foundation. He holds a BA in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University, and a Masters of Science in Space Studies from the International Space University. As Senior Director of Space Projects, Mr. Pomerantz manages the all of the X PRIZE Foundation’s space activities, including the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE and the $2 million Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Additionally, he oversees the creation of all of the Foundation’s new prizes in the field of aerospace. From 2005-2006, Mr. Pomerantz served as the Foundation’s sole representative in Washington, DC.

Mr. Pomerantz also serves as coach for the Zero Gravity Corporation, joining passengers in weightlessness on parabolic flights.

Mr. Pomerantz is a graduate of the NASA Academy at Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA’s premiere leadership training program. He has formerly worked at Harvard University, Brown University, and the Futron Corporation, an aerospace consultancy based in Bethesda, Maryland. He performed his Master’s thesis on satellite telecommunications services in conjunction with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand. He was also a co-founder of SpaceAlumni.com, an online news and networking tool for young space professionals around the world. He served as SpaceAlumni’s Chief Editor for two years before stepping down from that position in 2007.

From 2006 through early 2007, Mr. Pomerantz proudly served on a National Research Council (NRC) Federal Advisory Committee producing a report on “Meeting the Workforce Needs for the National Vision for Space Exploration”. Additionally, he has previously held leadership positions as an officer of the Space Generation Foundation, the NASA Academy Alumni Association, the ISU-USA Alumni Association and the Space Exploration Alliance. Mr. Pomerantz has been a featured or keynote speaker at conferences and events run by numerous institutions, including the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, the European Space Agency, the International Space University, the California Institute of Technology, and Harvard University.

Mr. Pomerantz is a frequent blogger for the Launch Pad, and blogs occasionally for the Huffington Post and VentureBeat.

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