# Josef Aschbacher: person

Canonical ID: `8a2e244f-3b51-41c6-aa19-6fa1ad927e1a`

Director General of ESA since March 2021. Previously Director of Earth Observation Programmes at ESA. Leads the agency through its largest-ever budget cycle (€22B for 2026-2028) and advocates for greater European space autonomy.


## Current roles (1)

- [European Space Agency](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/esa.md) Director General (SEC-verified)


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