Biography
Dr. Hina Kazmi has over 25 years of aerospace industry experience, spanning both public and private sectors in various technical and management roles. Her expertise encompasses managing large technical and multi-contractor telecommunication satellites and NASA's science missions. She also led the implementation of various institutional policies and studies at NASA Headquarters in response to congressional actions.
Hina achieved her PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, for which she received the Joseph A Fischer award for best doctoral dissertation in policy upon graduation. Her academic research focuses on management of government programs and functions in the context of government outsourcing and institutional economics. She is an adjunct faculty member with the Schar school and teaches the graduate course in Managing Government Contracting. She also holds two master’s degrees, MPP and MBA. She received her undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering with minor in Mathematics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). She also serves as a member on ERAU’s Philanthropy Council for Engineering which provides scholarship funds for various student projects advancing engineering skills in the aerospace sector.