DeLaine Mayer

Head of Partner Success, Genecis Bioindustries

DeLaine Mayer is a business development leader and circular economy expert working at the intersection of sustainable development and emerging technology. She is passionate about the research and deployment of advanced technologies that can address the climate crisis on Earth while enabling sustainable, long-term human development off-Earth. DeLaine is an advocate for the inclusion of women, people of color, and LGBTIQ+ people in STEM and other historically exclusionary industries. She currently works as Head of Partner Success at Genecis Bioindustries, a climate technology company commercializing biodegradable, non-toxic plastics.

She earned her M.S. with distinction from New York University in May 2018, studying Global Affairs with a specialization in Energy and Environmental Policy. She will complete her M.S. in Space Resources in 2023, researching astropolitics, technology management, and resource utilization in space at Colorado School of Mines.