Russell Ralston is a space leader in government and industry and serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Extravehicular Activity at Axiom Space where he leads the development of the next-generation EVA assets including spacesuits and EVA tools.

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Previously, Ralston led the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems team at Axiom Space. His experience also includes working at NASA Johnson Space Center as the portable life support sub-system hardware manager and xEMU component manager. During his time at NASA, he also served as a test subject and representative to the Astronaut Office.

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Ralston holds a Master of Science in aerospace engineering and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Additionally, he earned a professional certificate in Architecture and Systems Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.