Caitlin Kontgis is the Head of Science at Impact Observatory (IO), a mission-driven technology company that uses satellite imagery and machine learning to tackle global sustainability challenges. Prior to IO, Caitlin was the Director of Scientific Programs and a member of the Applied Science team at Descartes Labs, where she helped the company grow from a dozen people to over 100. Caitlin has worked at the bleeding edge of remote sensing since graduate school, where she was awarded the NASA Earth & Space Science fellowship for her PhD research at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In her spare time, Caitlin enjoys running, hiking, cooking, and playing with her dogs.