Dr. Jennifer Rochlis has spent her career bridging cutting-edge science with human-centered systems, bringing that synergistic lens to spaceflight, emerging technologies, and leadership development.  She is the co-founder, President and CEO of Advancing Frontiers, Inc., a consulting company providing human systems and spaceflight integration services.  Previously, she was Vice President for Products and Chief of Solution Architecture at Teledyne FLIR.  During her 20-year tenure at NASA, she served as Division Chief in the Human Health and Performance Directorate, Branch Chief in the Engineering Directorate, and Associate Director of Human Resources.

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Dr. Rochlis holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  She has authored numerous publications on human-machine interfaces, artificial Intelligence, telerobotics, bioastronautics, and is the author of the agency-wide NASA Human Systems Integration Practitioner’s Guide.  She is an active STEM career mentor, a member of the American Society for Artificial Intelligence (ASFAI), serves on the advisory board of the Women’s Aerospace Network, and is co-founder and board chair of the Organization for Space Medicine, Engineering and Design (OSMED), a nonprofit advancing integrative approaches to human spaceflight. She also runs a private integrative coaching practice, supporting individuals and teams in aligning personal and professional advancement.