Chief Executive Officer of The Planetary Society is Bill Nye (CEO). Since 2010, he has been The Society’s CEO, acting as the organization’s public face while also offering vision and direction. Nye is the CEO of the largest independent space organization in the world in addition to being a well-known and distinguished scientific educator, television host, mechanical engineer, proponent of science, and author. Nye spent more than 20 years working as an engineer for the Boeing Corporation, Sundstrand Data Control (now Honeywell), and other engineering companies in the Seattle region after graduating from Cornell University with a degree in mechanical engineering.
What is Bill Nye most famous for?
Bill Nye is best known for being the host of the PBS children’s science program Bill Nye the Science Guy and for his numerous subsequent media appearances as an advocate and educator for science.
When The Planetary Society was established in 1980, Nye became one of its founding members and over time, he became more actively involved. He became a member of the board of directors in 2005, serving as president of the board, and was chosen to be the CEO in 2010.
