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Ross Hamilton

COO Space Network

Advisor | Investor | Founder

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 GlobalScot

ACCELERATING SPACE TECHNOLOGY. ENGINEERING SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES.

My purpose is to help organizations build adaptive, high-impact businesses that last. Drawing on decades bridging engineering, capital markets, governance and executive leadership, I guide clients to unlock new opportunities and create measurable value.

Great results start with trust and collaborative culture. I believe in careful listening, strategic clarity, and mindful action—because culture drives behavior, and behavior drives results. True transformation balances bold vision with practical simplicity and the courage to learn from failure.

By building resilient teams and supporting thoughtful risk-taking, I empower organizations to deliver on purpose and performance. Let’s work together to build sustainable businesses and cultivate cultures that make a difference.

About Me.

Current Focus

As Chief Operating Officer of Space Network, I drive the commercialization of space technology across industries. I bridge the gap between innovation, investor readiness, and commercial success by leveraging my unique background in aerospace engineering, capital markets, technology, digital transformation, and executive leadership.

Purpose

My mission is to help organizations worldwide develop sustainable business models and go-to-market strategies while creating meaningful impact for their stakeholders.

I visit and study tech ecosystems around the world, working with investors and founders to identify new markets, qualified deal flow, and impact opportunities.

For almost 25 years, as a Founding Member of GlobalScot, I have been promoting and supporting the Scottish tech ecosystem by advising Scottish startups across sectors on their go-to-market strategies and investor readiness, and accessing global markets. I also help to identify and support inward investment opportunities for Scotland.

Extracurricular

I love learning and writing about new technologies, market trends, and cool stuff in general! Check out some of my articles here.

Beyond my professional endeavors, I volunteer with the Windham Mountain Pro Ski Patrol team in upstate New York, where I've earned various certifications in emergency medical response.

How Can I Help?

Are you a founder, investor, or executive in technology or the space sector? Let's connect to discuss how I can help with strategic guidance, scaling, commercialization, investment readiness, and making connections.

Featured Articles.

The Lunar Power Race: Lighting Up The Moon

As humanity prepares for permanent lunar habitation, a new space race is emerging—not for reaching the Moon, but for sustaining life once we get there.

Mar 28

Scotland's Opportunity in Space

Scotland has all the ingredients to become a global leader and innovator in the space industry: a robust end-to-end space sector, world-class universities and research facilities, centuries of innovation and invention, and perfect geography for launch operations.

Mar 12

Beyond Earth: How Microgravity is revolutionising medical research and innovation

The dawn of space medicine Originally published on Space Network website: https://www.spacenetwork.net/post/beyond-earth-microgravity An...

Jan 14

CHEAPER SPACE FLIGHTS DRIVING SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION 🚀 💰

Insightful graphic from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) , showing the "The Cost of Space Flight" between 1960...

Oct 15, 2024

Beam me up and down Scotland!

From Enlightenment to Orbit: Edinburgh's Journey as Europe's Space Data Capital.

Oct 4, 2024

From Sail Ships to Space Ships 🚀

A Brief History of Glasgow's Industrial Legacy and Connection to the New Space Economy. For over 250 years, Glasgow and the River Clyde...

Sep 10, 2024

My Journey.

Originally from Scotland, I have over three decades of experience working across engineering, finance, and various technology sectors. I have worked at an executive level at Fortune 100 companies, leading enterprise transformation and change programs, and have ran institutional fintech projects for global investment firms. On the other extreme, I have founded and advised many emerging companies, focusing on go-to-market strategies and investor readiness.

From Glasgow to London, New York, and emerging ecosystems around the world, I have helped executives, founders and investors build sustainable businesses.

My Experience.

My experience across many sectors has given me a deep understanding of how different types of business and organizations across the world operate, and what drives high-performance.

I bring enterprise-level experience and founder-led innovative thinking. I am able to integrate high-tech, engineering, financial, and marketing disciplines to help executives and teams "think differently" about their business.

Space

As COO of Space Network, I lead the commercialization of space tech and its integration across industries globally. I help emerging companies raise capital, and find qualified deal flow for investors.

I am the Chair of Space Network | Africa, driving education and innovation for the next generation of Africans.

Scotland

As a Founding Member of GlobalScot, for almost 25 years I have helped 100's of Scottish companies with their strategy and investor readiness.

I lead international investor delegations to engage with Space, Life Sciences, DeepTech, FinTech, and ClimateTech sectors.

I am co-founder of the Arran Botanical Drinks, Isle of Arran

Capital Markets

I have decades of experience in building advanced derivative trading and risk systems for global financial institutions.

I was COO of a global fintech consulting firm, managing a $100MM p.a. client portfolio.

At JP Morgan, I developed the Global FX Options trading system for FX, Commodities, Emerging Markets, and Credit businesses.

Enterprise Transformation

I have run many enterprise transformation and business programs for global firms and Fortune 100 companies.

I have led complex technology programs in the front office of global banks.

I have headed the $400MM/year enterprise transformation portfolio, and customer experience transformation program for a Fortune 100 insurance firm.

Other Sectors

I have had the fortune to witness and be part of the Web 1.0, 2,0 and 3.0 waves of innovation across a number of sectors, including:

Mobile & wireless internet, eCommmerce, Insurance, Fintech, Crypto & Digital Assets, ClimateTech

Impact

Making an impact is important to me.

From serving others as a Ski Patroller, to being a Board Member on non-profit organizations, I believe in paying it forward.

I also believe in building collaborative teams and innovative cultures to drive sustainable business results.

Academics et al.

Education

B.Eng. Aeronautical Engineering (First Class Honours)

University of Glasgow, Scotland

Certifications

Space Cybersecurity

International Space University / University of Strathclyde

Economics of Blockchain & Digital Assets

Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania

Climate Change and Sustainable Investing

EDHEC Business School, France

Outdoor Emergency Care Technician

National Ski Patrol

HSI Level 2 Advanced First Aid & CPR Instructor

HSI

New York State EMT

New York State Department of Health

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

National Registry of emergency Medical Technicians

Awards

Glasgow University Engineering Society Medal & Prize

Most Distinguished Graduate in Engineering

Royal Aeronautical Society Award

Best Aeronautical Engineering Graduate of the Academic Year

Alexander J. Younger Prize for Physics

University of Glasgow, Dept. Physics & Astronomy

Scotland Undergraduate of the Year, '90, '91, '92

Rolls-Royce (Aerospace)