Administration
Lena De Winne
Head of Administration to the Head of Nation
Julia Perekhodova
Chief Financial Advisor
Markus Gronbach
Chief Legal Advisor
Floris Wuyts
Chief Science Advisor
Yana Smelyansky
Chief Advisor on Equity and Resources
Philip Appleby
Chief Advisor on Safety and Security
Alesya Fedorova
Chief Advisor on Citizenship
Lena De Winne
Head of Administration to the Head of Nation
Personal Information:
Full Name:
Lena De Winne
Born:23 January, 1969
Country of Residence:Belgium,
Netherlands
Languages:Russian, English, Dutch
Education
- 2003PhD in Psychology, California Southern University (former SCUPS – Southern California University for Professional studies), USA
- 2000MBA, European University (former Dutch campus)
- 1992
Professional Experience:
- Dec 2019 - presentHead of Administration to the Head of Nation
- Apr 2019 - Dec 2019Minister of Information and Communications
- Sep 2017 - Apr 2019Deputy Head of Administration to the Head of Nation
- 2013 - 2019NGO Asgardia – CEO, Vice-President
Asgardia Independent Research Center, Director
ROOM: The Space Journal, Director - 2009 - 2013Author of books and articles about space, in particular
2010 — “My Countdown” (published in 4 languages)
2012 — “My father is a Cosmonaut”
2013 — “Space Alphabet”
Gave public lectures on human space flight in different countries - 2010-2012Belgian national TV channel “Canvas”. Host and presenter of the program “Russia for Beginners”
- 1993 - 2009European Space Agency (ESA) (contracted full-time by Booz*Allen&Hamilton)
- Project management for ISS promotion and education
- Project management for ISS commercial development
- International Liaison
Public Activities:
UNICEF Belgium WaSH campaign
support
All author’s book fees are donated to WaSH
Beautiful ABC (After Breast
Cancer) Foundation – member of the board
Doll Parade – art dolls
fund in support of sick children, volunteer
Julia Perekhodova
Chief Financial Advisor
Personal Information:
Full Name:
Julia Perekhodova
Born:29 February, 1988
Country of Residence:Russia
Languages:Russian, English
Education
- 2005 — 2010Faculty of International Economists, World Economy Department Federal State Budgeted Educational Institution for Higher Education ‘Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry for Economic Development of the Russian Federation’
Professional Experience:
- 2019 — presentKB-1 JSC Head of Department, Economics and Finance
- 2018 — presentIUFV Asgardia, International Non-Governmental Research Organization on Space - Asgardia, Finance manager
- 2018 — presentAI Asgardia Independent Research Center GmbH, Finance manager
- 2018 — presentAsgardia Financial Ark AG, Finance manager
- 2018 — 2019ASGARD LLC, Finance Manager
- 2011 — 2018Clearing and Credit Bank JSC, Chief Economist, Finance and Currency
- 2010 — 2011MBA Moscow JSC, Assistant, Customer Service
Markus Gronbach
Chief Legal Advisor
Personal Information:
Full Name:
Markus Gronbach
Born:March 20, 1973
Country of Residence:Germany
Languages:German, English, French,
Hebrew
Education
- 1999-2007Studies of economics and business administration at:
- University of Halle/Saale and Tübingen (Germany)
- Studies of Law at:
- University Tübingen, Bonn (Germany)
- University of Kent at Canterbury (UK)
- Paris-Lodron Universität Salzburg (Austria)
Professional Experience:
- 2016 - presentAerospace International Research Center / Asgardia Independent Research Center, The Space Journal, “ROOM" Head of Legal Department.
- 2016 - 2018Attorney at ICSID Paris
- 2012 - 2017General Management, operative and strategic management of different businesses, business restructuring
- 2012 - 2015General Representative of Rheinmetall AG and Ferrostaal GmbH in northern Africa
- 2013 - 2015Forensic Investigation and Reporting in the case of Hypo Alpe Adria vs. the Austria. Member of the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry in the Hypo Alpe Adria, Austria case.
- 2011 - 2014Attorney at renowned Law Firms
- 1994 - 2011Member of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) in different postions, e.g. u.a. Staff Officer, Instructor, commando operative Leadership spcial Operations, ministry of defence, Bundeswehr Leadership Academy
Floris Wuyts
Chief Science Advisor
Personal Information:
Full Name:
Floris Wuyts
Born:April 4, 1963
Country of Residence:Belgium
Languages:English
Education
- 1991PhD in Physics, University of Antwerp
- 1985MS in Physics, University of Antwerp
Professional Experience:
- May 2020 – presentChief Science Advisor in the Administration to the Head of Nation of Asgardia
- 2018 – presentHead of the Lab for Equilibrium Investigations and Aerospace, University of Antwerp
- 2014 – presentFull professor (tenure) at University of Antwerp, Belgium
- 2011 – presentVisiting professor King’s College London, UK
- April 2019 — December 2019Minister of Science of Asgardia
- 2011 – 2018Professor of Vestibular Science at University of Ghent, Belgium
- 1994 – 2017Head of the Antwerp University Research center for Equilibrium and Aerospace
- 2002 – 2013Professor of Medical Physics and Biostatistics at University of Antwerp, Belgium
- 1993 — 1994Process Improvement Scientist at Monsanto (petrochemical industry)
Projects
- 2019President of the 1 st Asgardia Science and Investment Congress ASIC2019, Darmstadt, Germany
- 2009Author Dizzy Me, book on vestibular disorders, co-author Tania Stadsbader
- 2006 — presentPrincipal Investigator of ESA projects on human space physiology
- 2003 – 2006Co-investigator of NSBRI/NASA study on space motion sickness
Yana Smelyansky
Chief Advisor on Equity and Resources
Personal Information:
Full Name:
Yana Smelyansky
Born:September 4, 1964
Country of Residence:US
Languages:English, Russian
Education
- 1994 — 1996ASA College, USA. COBOL, CICS, DB2, CA7/CA11 Scheduler, HTML, Java, MQ Series
- 1992 — 1994Baruch College, USA. Public Accounting, Finance, Computer Programming
- 1982 — 1987Azerbaijan State Institute of National Economics. MSc in Engineering, Management Information Systems, Business Analyst
Professional Experience:
- Mar 2019 — Dec 2019Minister of Equity & Resources at Asgardia
- May 2017 — presentLead Business Analyst, QA Engineer in Yani Inc.
- 2009 — presentBoard Member at RBCC
- Feb 2005 — Apr 2017CEO of World Villas RE
- Nov 1996 — Oct 2004VP, Technology Officer in JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Philip Appleby
Chief Advisor on Safety and Security
Personal Information:
Full Name:
Philip Appleby
Born:February 22, 1958
Country of Residence:UK
Languages:English
Education
- 1971 — 1976Bedford School, Bedford
- 1990 — 1996University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2002 — PresentSpecialist law enforcement investigator for various UK government agencies
- 1999 — 2001UK Ministry of Defence
- 1996 — 1998Consultancy work in UK and overseas
- 1978 — 1989Northumbria Police. Law enforcement including, front line response, criminal investigation, intelligence collection and analysis and command & control
- 1977 — 1978British Royal Air Force—RAF Regiment—ground and low-level physical point defence
- 1976 — 1977British Army. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Professional Experience:
Alesya Fedorova
Chief Advisor on Citizenship
Personal Information:
Full Name:
Alesya Fedorova
Born:August 02, 1989
Country of Residence:Russia
Languages:Russia, English, French
Education
- 2007 — 2012MA in Western European Studies, Department of Foreign Languages; Lomonosov Moscow State University
Special education:
- 2006 — 2007Сourse in Мarketing, Moscow Business Academy
- 2014 — 2015Сourse in Broadcast Journalism, Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting
Professional Experience: International
- 2016 - presentAsgardia Independent Research Center Personal Assistant to Founder
- 20142014 Winter Paralympic Games Volunteer Coordinator, Assistant to National Paralympic Committee
- 2013 — 2014Baxter Healthcare Public Relations Manager
- 2012 — 2013CTS Eventim AG& Co Sales Support Lead Project Manager
Professional Experience: in Russia
- 2015Interfax - Russia News Analyst
- 2014Ministry of Sport Data Analyst