Ron Garan

Taking Ron’s orbital perspective, audiences learn to look beyond what separates us and to recognize that we’re are all in this together, on one common mission. Ron’s career as an astronaut, decorated combat fighter pilot, commercial space executive, and humanitarian offers a unique perspective to any meeting or event. His lessons from living, working, and spacewalking on the International Space Station, perhaps the most complex structure ever built, serve as a perfect illustration for collaboration.  

“Ron Garan delivered an extremely inspirational and thought provoking address. His personal insight into a field that very few of us will ever get to experience combined with strong messages and lessons for the audience ensured that his participation was one of the highlights of the event.” – Sir Paul Judge, President, Association of MBAs

  His approach has a powerful effect, allowing audiences to set aside differences, work as a team, and embrace change for a brighter future. Ron’s long-term and big-picture perspective inspires change in teams and organizations around the world.  

Ron’s most sought-after keynote topics include:

• Transforming innovative ideas into exponential progress – Learn to look beyond.

• Finding unity in divisive times – build a foundation of trust. Work as one team.

• Innovation and planetary stewardship – go after the root cause rather than the symptom.

• A planetary perspective for problem solving – we think we see the whole picture, when in reality we only see a small representation of it.

• Finding True North – replace outdated maps and compasses by calibrating leadership

• Building Trust – The easiest way to build trust is to share in awe and wonder. Trust, but verify. Take ownership of your responsibilities to the team.

  As part of a select group of individuals who have been fortunate enough to see the world from space, Ron champions his “orbital perspective” message to improve life on earth. As part of his work, Ron is the author of three books “Railroad to the Moon”, “The Orbital Perspective”, and  “Floating in Darkness”. In his latest book, Floating in Darkness, Ron addresses fundamental aspects of the evolution of society and humanity. His book is a call to action to help steer the trajectory of our society toward a future we would all want to be a part of. Thus, Ron is celebrated not just for his research in space but also for his humanitarian contribution to life on earth.  

“Ron’s focus is on finding new connections and collaborations that cross borders and allow us to transform the world for the better before we destroy this big blue ball we call home.” – Peter Gabriel, Musician & Founder of WOMAD

  Ron Garan has spent 178 days in space and has traveled more than 71 million miles during 2,842 orbits of our planet. He flew on both the US space shuttle and the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, where he accomplished four spacewalks. Ron also spent eighteen days at the bottom of the ocean during a research mission held in the world’s only undersea research lab, Aquarius.   Later, Ron Garan was assigned to the US Agency for International Development, leading the Unity Node project. The project’s task was to develop a universal, open-source platform, enabling humanitarian organizations to work toward mutual goals. In 2007, Ron co-founded Manna Energy Limited. Created with the goal of leveraging the carbon market to finance humanitarian projects, Manna is the first organization in the world to register a United Nations Clean Development Mechanism carbon credit program for water treatment.  

“Ron Garan delivered the perfect opening keynote to start our conference on mobility. His unique orbital perspective not only inspired our very international and diverse audience, it also put things into perspective, big time. I would recommend Ron for virtually any kind of event where people wish to be inspired.” Job Karstens, PR & Events, EVBox

  Astro-Futurist Ron Garan helps individuals, organizations, and businesses design and implement a path toward an exponential and visionary future. From Space, It’s clear that everything is changing . . .   Teemat: Leadership & Risk Management | Finding Unity in Divisive Times | Embracing Change & Technology | Corporate Social Responsibility | Innovation & Planetary Stewardship | Social Entrepreneurship | Transforming innovative ideas into exponential progress | Finding unity in divisive times | A planetary perspective for problem solving | Finding True North | Building Trust