Gregory Robinson

What does it take to successfully lead a complex project? In 2018, Gregory Robinson was persuaded to lead the James Webb Space Telescope project for NASA, which was over budget and behind schedule. To successfully launch and deploy the telescope in space, Greg had to coordinate the work of 20,000 people in 29 states and 14 countries. Today, the telescope is expanding our knowledge of the universe, and due to Greg’s transcendent leadership, humanity will never look at the night sky the same.

In this exciting and story-filled talk, Greg shares the challenges, setbacks, and leadership lessons learned. You will see exciting footage of the launch and deployment while learning how to work with stakeholders, teams, and partners. Audiences will come away understanding how to manage up and manage down, tell stories with data, and change the culture person by person to focus everyone on the same thing: mission success.