Alesyn Lowry

Alesyn Lowry is the acting deputy associate administrator of management for NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate. In this role, Lowry is responsible and accountable for resources and management systems and processes to enable NASA’s human spaceflight portfolio including safety, success, and performance of its programs and projects. 

Previously, Lowry was the director for strategic planning and integration for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate since 2020. In this role, she oversaw strategy development, performance management, and integration activities for the mission directorate’s programs. As the director, Lowry advised NASA’s Space Technology associate administrator, deputy associate administrators, and chief architect on long-term strategy, technology investments, and tactical direction essential to accomplishing NASA’s mission and long-term objectives. 

Lowry joined NASA Headquarters in 2013 as an independent analyst overseeing mission performance and conducting strategic analysis in the Strategic Investments Division in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Subsequently, she served as branch chief responsible for leading NASA’s budget formulation and conducting agency wide investment analysis and planning.  

Prior to joining NASA, Lowry was a lead business and finance manager for the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic within the Department of the Navy.   

Lowry holds a bachelor’s degree in business-economics from Miami University (of Ohio) and a master’s degree in business administration from The Citadel in Charleston.