#73 Sita Sonty, BCG

This week I’m talking to Sita Sonty, who is Boston Consulting Group’s global lead for commercial space. She also previously worked at Raytheon, Sierra Nevada and SpaceX, besides being a U.S. diplomat for many years. She is one of the most interesting people I know and I am also happy to have her as an advisor at my venture firm E2MC. Enjoy our conversation! Opportunities to learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the new edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy Raphael is designing a new, live-taught course. Join the mailing list to get updates and early access: https://jfx8zhjodpz.typeform.com/to/t0VSuhVD Raphael's introductory book on the space economy recently came out in its Portuguese translation: https://www.amazon.com/Para-Cima-Economia-Espacial-Portuguese-ebook/dp/B09X5WV3WC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ROKTHNSCZCRI The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast Follow the podcast on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space   Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:53 Sita's Background 8:07 From diplomacy to the private space sector 10:16 Contrasts between space companies 17:46 Sita's role at Spacex 23:29 Life after Spacex 25:29 Private sector clients & space 32:15 Favorite use cases for space 35:14 Rapid fire questions on the space economy 45:35 Financing space 48:42 Being a mom: Kids and Space 51:39 Parting thoughts