Hermann Ludwig
MOELLER

Since 2022, Hermann Ludwig Moeller is the Director of the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna, the European Think Tank on Space, elected for a second term 2025-2028. ESPI is promoting European Space Policy globally, is providing independent analysis,proposals and recommendations to European decision makers and institutions and is raising public awareness on strategic space issues.

Prior to joining ESPI, he held leading positions at ESA in the creation of the EU Copernicus Earth Observation programme and in the preparation of the EU Secure Connectivity initiative as as Head of Copernicus Space Segment Office and Head of Telecommunications Strategy, Programme and Transformation Office. Mr. Moeller has more than 20 years of experience in operating with high level leadership in a complex multi-stakeholder environment with national space agencies, ESA member states, at EU level and with EUMETSAT, as well as in public-private partnerships with industry.

He was awarded the ESA Douglas Marsh Fellow at NASA and contributed to the creation of the European Internet backbone. He gained first professional experience at the European Patent Office HQ and Siemens HQ. Mr. Moeller holds a master degree in telecommunications, following studies at Technical University Darmstadt and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Télécommunications (ENST) - Télécom Paris. He is of German nationality with working experience in Germany, Italy, the USA, The Netherlands, France and Austria, is married and father of four children.