Yaswant Devarakonda

Dr. Yaswant Devarakonda is a Manager for the Space & Spectrum Policy Center at the Computer & Communications Industry Association. Prior to CCIA, he was the American Institute of Physics Fellow at the Department of State’s Office of Space Affairs, where he led on the Department’s commercial space strategy and on MENA space diplomacy. He has also served as the John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow and Acting Deputy Director of Public Policy at the American Astronomical Society, where he advocated on space science issues such as federal science funding, workforce development, and dark & quiet skies. 

Dr. Devarakonda holds a PhD in Astronomy and a M.S. in Astronomy from Texas A&M University, and a B.S. in Astronomy and a B.S. in Physics from The University of Texas at Austin.