Bio

Join our Instagram community at @blake.five.by.five Blake Bullock is the vice president for the Communication Systems business unit within the Strategic Space Systems division of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, a premier provider of space and launch systems serving national security, military and space customers. In this role, Bullock leads the organization providing architectures, systems, payloads, advanced products and technologies to satisfy current and future communication needs of air, space, and terrestrial users across the defense, intelligence, civil, commercial and international communities. Prior to Bullock’s current position, she served as vice president of National Security Systems within Northrop Grumman’s Tactical Space Systems division, providing responsive and scalable solutions across scientific, weather, and national security missions. Bullock served in positions of increasing responsibility across her career with Northrop Grumman involving systems engineering, strategic planning, business development and management in various programs including the James Webb Space Telescope and Advanced Mission Programs. She also served as director of Civil Air and Space Mission campaigns for business, and advanced systems development for Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector. Previous to joining Northrop Grumman, Bullock served in a variety of roles in academia, government and private sector including director of corporate development for the University of California, Irvine; science journalist and mass-media fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and a Presidential Management Fellow working for NASA and with the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Bullock holds a bachelor’s degree in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s degree in astronomy from Wesleyan University.