Harshbir is ’Director of Missions and Capabilities’ at the UK Space Agency where he leads on Earth Observation, Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and Space Security and Resilience, including the National Space Operations Centre and safety and security of space critical national infrastructure. Prior to this, Harshbir was ‘Director of Growth’ at the Agency, where he helped create the business environment that enabled growth of capabilities required to meet the UK’s space ambitions.

During his 20+ years career as a civil servant, Harshbir has worked on a range of social, science and research policies and programmes. He is a strong advocate of equality, diversity & inclusion. For his services to promoting D&I, Harshbir was honoured with an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2016 and received the British Community Honours Award in 2017. Harshbir is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).