Tero Vauraste is Head of Business Development, Defense and Security, at Kuva Space. His experience spans maritime operations, Arctic business and geospatial technology. He previously served as President and CEO of Arctia and as Chair of the Arctic Economic Council.
He holds a MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management from Leicester University and a Naval Officer’s degree from the Finnish Naval Academy, being a Lieutenant-Commander (Ret). He has served as a vessel master, special unit commander and as a SAR instructor in the Finnish Coast Guard. He has broad experience in senior executive positions within the traffic and logistics service clusters including maritime, security and safety, aviation and car rental.
He is the Chairman of Finnish Arctic Society and a member of the Advisory Board of Finnish Lifeboat Institution. He has various other positions of trust.