Degree(s): Math, Systems Engineering

Undergraduate Institution: Franklin & Marshall College

Graduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh, University of Southern California

Photo Credit: NASA

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Dr. Wanda Austin is the interim president of the University of Southern California. Prior to this appointment, she served as the CEO and president of The Aerospace Corporation, which focused on national security space programs. Dr. Austin is also the author of Making Space: Strategic Leadership for a Complex World, which discusses leadership principles learned during her professional and personal journey as an engineer, aerospace executive, daughter, wife, and mother.

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