The Mars Society
James L Burk is the Executive Director and Founder of Mars Technology Institute at The Mars Society. With prior experience at Artic Consulting Inc and Microsoft, where James L held various senior managerial positions, James has a strong background in business management and technical project management. Their academic achievements include a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from The University of Texas at Austin.
The Mars Society
The Mars Society is the world's largest non-profit space advocacy group dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars. Established by Dr. Robert Zubrin and others in 1998, the organization works to educate the public, the media and government of the benefits of exploring the Red Planet and establishing a permanent human presence on Mars. Society activities include advanced Mars analog simulations in Utah and Canada, public outreach and educational programs, chapter meetings (in the U.S. and overseas), privately-funded research, the annual University Rover Challenge and the annual International Mars Society Convention.