Pieter Fossel

Pieter Fossel is the CEO and co-founder of Hydrosat, a Luxembourg-based space technology company delivering satellite-based thermal intelligence for national security, food and water security, and environmental resilience. Under his leadership, Hydrosat has built an integrated offering spanning infrared satellite capabilities, data and analytics, helping governments and businesses monitor activity and changing conditions on Earth, day and night. The company serves commercial customers in over 110 countries and government clients including the United States, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the European Union and Kazakhstan. Before founding Hydrosat, Pieter was a management consultant at Oliver Wyman, where he advised multinational corporations and private equity firms, leading more than 50 growth strategy projects and M&A transactions in the aerospace and defense sectors. Earlier in his career, he worked in commodities intelligence at S&P Global. He is an active contributor to the Forbes Business Council, a mentor at Techstars, and an angel investor in seven climate and space technology startups, one of which was acquired by Anduril Industries.