Dr. Alyssa K. Whitcraft
Executive Director of NASA Acres and Co-Founding Deputy Director of NASA Harvest
Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft is a Geographer with extensive expertise in remote sensing, agriculture, and interdisciplinary development studies. Her work encompasses a wide range of activities including managing large-scale multinational projects to leading applied research on remote sensing of agriculture and the integration of Earth Observations into decision support systems. As the founding Executive Director of NASA Acres and the co-founding Deputy Director of NASA Harvest, respectively the U.S.-focused and global NASA Applied Sciences programs on food security and agriculture, Alyssa has made significant contributions to both national and global initiatives. Dr. Whitcraft is recognized for her tremendous impact and leadership with the G20 Global Agriculture Monitoring (GEOGLAM) programme and Harvest Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture Initiative (SARA). Growing up working in her family winery, Alyssa understands the challenges of farm and supply chain resilience in the face of climate change, extreme weather events, and land (mis)management on a personal level.